ubuntu 2014 cloud and server survey
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Ubuntu Server and Cloud SurveyJanuary 2015
All Things Cloud
Gartner says cloud
computing, the Internet of
Things and software defined
infrastructure are among
the top 10 trends of 2015
* Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2014
The cloud is growing, but how exactly is it being used, where is it growing fastest, and what are the challenges to even greater adoption?
We surveyed 3,100 Ubuntu Server and Cloud users globally, asking them what their infrastructure looks like, how it’s managed and what it’s being used for.
Among many interesting findings, several themes emerged:
o Cloud adoption remains heavily weighted to private models, but hybrid deployments are steadily on the rise
o OpenStack is climbing to the top as a cloud management platformo The cloud is now being used for more mission critical functionso Data growth and the software defined data center are two primary
drivers of cloud adoption
Cloud InfrastructureCloud models are changing as adoption grows
What type of cloud infrastructure are you using?
22.8%
35.5%
20.0%
21.7%
Public
Private
Hybrid
None
What type of cloud infrastructure do you expect to build in the next 12 months?
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Public Private Hybrid None
31.3%
51.9%
40.0%
13.4%
Which, if any, public cloud providers do you use?
21.1%
4.2%
2.3%
6.6%
30.0%
0.4%
1.9%
33.6%
Amazon EC2
Rackspace
HP Cloud
Azure
Google Cloud
GoGrid
IBM SmartCloud
Other (pleasespecify)
Google Cloud tops the public cloud provider options
Hybrid cloud is now almost as popular as
public cloud
Open and Hybrid are key words for cloud
Over the next 12 months, do you expect to see a significant growthin the use of cloud services within your organisation?
55.7%
15.4%
28.9% Yes
No
Undecided
Which of the following will be the biggest hurdle for your organisation’s further adoption of use of the cloud in the next 12 months?
34.5%
26.1%
22.4%
2.9% 9.2%4.9%
Security/Data privacy
Cost
Complexity
Compliance
Interoperability between cloudplatforms/providers
Other (please specify)
Despite cloud growth, challenges remain
Security, privacy, cost and
complexity are the biggest hurdles to
cloud adoption
If you have built a private cloud, whatinfrastructure did you use?
25.3%
1.1%
1.3%
2.3%
17.9%27.5%
17.5%
7.0%
Openstack
Eucalyptus
Piston
Cloudstack
VMWare vCloud
Have not built a private cloud
No plans to build a private cloud in the next 12 months
Other (please specify)
Cloud Functionality The cloud is not just for dev and testing anymore,
but for mission-critical functions
Please rate the importance of the following functionalities in a cloudenvironment:
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Hybrid cloud (aka 'cloudbursting')
Configuration Management Image Lifecycle Management Power Management
Not important Somewhat important Important Very important
Do you consider OpenStack readyfor mission-critical workloads?
64.5%
35.5%
Yes
No
Have you or do you plan to deployworkloads of any type to a cloud environment?
72.1%
27.9%
Yes
No
Do you consider Ubuntu a viableplatform for cloud based deployments?
72.6%
3.4%
24.0%
Yes
No
Undecided
More than 70% are deploying workloads
to a cloud environment
The volume of workloads in the cloud is rising
What types of workloads have youdeployed on the cloud?
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
29.8%
16.0%17.5%
52.1%
21.5%
41.5%
12.3%
27.7%
37.2%
10.2%
What types of applications/workloads have you deployed with Docker?
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
25.9%
19.8%22.2%
49.4%
28.4%
44.4%
22.2%
16.0%
24.7%
2.5%
Docker is currently being used largely for databases and
dev and testing
Which of the following do you believe will be the biggest driver of your organisation’s further adoption of the cloud in the next 12 months?
31.9%
26.1%
26.4%
15.5%
Growth surrounding the Internet of Things/Marchine-to-Machine(IoT/M2M)Hyperscale computing
Software Defined Networking
The Internet of Things (IoT) movement is predicted to increase the number of connected devices in the world to more than 25 billion by the end of this decade.Which of the following about the cloud do you believe must change the most to support such growth?
43.1%
48.6%
42.0%
60.6%
7.2%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
Interoperability betweenpublic clouds
Ability to rapidly configurenew devices and services
in the cloud
Wireless networkbandwidth
Security & Data privacyassurances/controls
Other (please specify)
However, more than half think cloud
privacy and security must be improved to
allow for IoT
The Internet of Things is the single biggest driver of future cloud adoption. Hyperscale Computing and Software Defined Networking are close behind
For more information on the surveyVisit: http://insights.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server-and-cloud-survey-reveals-
hybrid-cloud-sdn-and-iot-on-the-rise
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