A lack of proper understanding appears to be dissuading many small businesses from investing in cloud computing, it has been reported.
According to Clodagh Murphy, director at Eclipse, it is not so much cost issues which put off such enterprises – rather the apparent complexity of the technology.
She said that cloud computing must be explained to business owners in plain English which they can fully understand.
Ms Murphy added that when embracing the cloud, the initial cost outlay is actually quite small, meaning hosted services can be highly beneficial for small companies.
However, she suggested that they will be reluctant to invest in technology which could make their life more difficult, even just during the deployment process.
“Small businesses at the moment are focused on survival to a certain extent, and growing their own businesses,” Ms Murphy commented.
“Taking the risk of investing in new technology won’t be at the forefront of their minds.”
IT analyst Ovum recently claimed that security, cloud services and sustainability will be three of the most important trends in enterprise IT in 2011.
Cloud computing will continue to grow steadily in popularity during 2011, the company forecast.
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