UNISYS SURVEY : ORGANISATIONS THAT DO THOROUGH ROI ANALYSIS BEFORE STARTING CLOUD MIGRATION ARE 44 PERCENT MORE SUCCESSFUL IN REALISING EXPECTED COST SAVINGS

BLUE BELL, Pa, USA, Sep 13 (Bernama) -- 

 

* 80 percent of respondents expected cost savings from the cloud * 59 percent conducted a formal analysis of potential return on investment (ROI) before starting cloud migration * 82 percent of those who did an ROI analysis achieved expected savings * 57 percent of those who skipped an ROI analysis met savings objectives Organisations that conducted a thorough return on investment (ROI) analysis before embarking on their cloud migrations were 44 percent more successful in realising their cost-savings expectations than those that did not, according to a new Unisys Corporation [http://www.unisys.com ](NYSE: UIS) global survey. Eighty (80) percent of respondents to the survey – conducted among 400 IT and business executives across eight countries – say that they had expected cost savings from adopting the cloud as a channel for accessing IT and business resources. Fifty-nine (59) percent of the respondents say that they conducted a formal ROI analysis before embarking on their cloud migrations. Eighty-two (82) percent of the respondents whose organisations conducted formal ROI analyses up front say that they realised the cost savings they expected. In contrast, 57 percent of those migrating without benefit of an ROI analysis say that they realized their cost savings expectations – a difference of 44 percent between the two groups. The survey also demonstrates that engaging an expert third party to assist in cloud transformation boosts the likelihood of achieving desired objectives. Sixty-eight (68) percent of the respondents say that they contracted with a third party for cloud migration or management. Seventy-two (72) percent of those used the partner for cloud strategy and planning, and 79 percent of that group say that partnering with an outside expert enabled their organization to achieve expected cost savings. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=30027