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The SaaS Survey


Results Summary
1. What % of your workloads will be in the cloud (whether native cloud, using infrastructure as a service like Amazon, or a hosted app platform) at the end of: 2009?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) 0-10% x 67.59% 73
B) 11-20% x 12.96% 14
C) 21-35% x 7.41% 8
D) 36-50% x 6.48% 7
E) Over 50% x 5.56% 6
Total Respondents : 108

2. 2010?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) 0-10% x 48.08% 50
B) 11-20% x 26.92% 28
C) 21-35% x 8.65% 9
D) 36-50% x 5.77% 6
E) Over 50% x 10.58% 11
Total Respondents : 104

3. 2011?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) 0-10% x 32.38% 34
B) 11-20% x 31.43% 33
C) 21-35% x 15.24% 16
D) 36-50% x 6.67% 7
E) Over 50% x 14.29% 15
Total Respondents : 105

4. What % of workloads will definitely Not be in the cloud in 5 years?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) 0-10% x 18.87% 20
B) 11-20% x 10.38% 11
C) 21-35% x 13.21% 14
D) 36-50% x 19.81% 21
E) 51-75% x 16.04% 17
F) over 75% x 21.70% 23
Total Respondents : 106

5. For hosted Microsoft apps, do you expect to use Windows Azure or another hosting service?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) Azure x 49.12% 56
B) Other x 50.88% 58
Total Respondents : 114

6. If “Other” please include whom it may be & why?
Total Respondents: 48    View Detail

7. Please rank your expected use of the following platforms in 2011: 1 for the anticipated most use through 5 as the least used. Please do not assign the same ranking to more than one name. Force.com
Response
Percent
Response
Total
1 x 15.45% 17
2 x 10.00% 11
3 x 18.18% 20
4 x 22.73% 25
5 x 33.64% 37
Total Respondents : 110

8. Azure
Response
Percent
Response
Total
1 x 14.55% 16
2 x 21.82% 24
3 x 19.09% 21
4 x 16.36% 18
5 x 28.18% 31
Total Respondents : 110

9. Amazon
Response
Percent
Response
Total
1 x 14.55% 16
2 x 26.36% 29
3 x 30.91% 34
4 x 15.45% 17
5 x 12.73% 14
Total Respondents : 110

10. Google
Response
Percent
Response
Total
1 x 30.00% 33
2 x 29.09% 32
3 x 17.27% 19
4 x 14.55% 16
5 x 9.09% 10
Total Respondents : 110

11. Other
Response
Percent
Response
Total
1 x 20.00% 22
2 x 12.73% 14
3 x 10.91% 12
4 x 14.55% 16
5 x 41.82% 46
Total Respondents : 110

12. If you ranked "Other" as 1, 2 or 3 please tell us who?
Total Respondents: 29    View Detail

13. What % of NEW workloads will be in the cloud at the end of 2009?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) 0-10% x 61.90% 65
B) 11-20% x 20.00% 21
C) 21-35% x 3.81% 4
D) 36-50% x 7.62% 8
E) Over 50% x 6.67% 7
Total Respondents : 105

14. 2010?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) 0-10% x 42.31% 44
B) 11-20% x 29.81% 31
C) 21-35% x 12.50% 13
D) 36-50% x 4.81% 5
E) Over 50% x 10.58% 11
Total Respondents : 104

15. 2011?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) 0-10% x 28.85% 30
B) 11-20% x 28.85% 30
C) 21-35% x 19.23% 20
D) 36-50% x 9.62% 10
E) Over 50% x 13.46% 14
Total Respondents : 104

16. Please tell us how Cloud will impact your decision on vendors for internal virtualization solutions?
Total Respondents: 110    View Detail

17. Please tell us the approximate annual revenue of your organization?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
A) Less than $5 Million x 20.19% 21
B) $5 Million to less than $50 Million x 8.65% 9
C) $50 Million to less than $100 Million x 10.58% 11
D) $100 Million to less than $500 Million x 16.35% 17
E) $500 Million to less than $1 Billion x 4.81% 5
F) $1 Billion to less than $10 Billion x 25.96% 27
G) $10 Billion to less than $40 Billion x 8.65% 9
H) $40 Billion or More x 4.81% 5
Total Respondents : 104

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