CIO - Apparently the everpresent cloud computing marketing messages aren't working quite well enough: Tech buyers still have major concerns regarding cloud-based benefits and security issues, many of which have not eased during the past year.
That's according to a new CIO.com survey of 240 IT professionals involved in technology-purchasing decisions. The June 2009 survey, "CIO On-Demand Services Survey," reveals that cloud computing fears regarding security, data management, total cost of ownership, regulatory and compliance issues, and vendor lock-in have actually increased as compared with results from a similar survey in August 2008.
When it comes to cloud security concerns, for instance, 51 percent of respondents in the June 2009 survey reported having them, compared with 45 percent a year ago. Concern with "loss of control over data" jumped from 26 percent in 2008 to 37 percent in 2009. And the group of IT pros worrying about "TCO/Measuring ROI" rose from 11 percent to 17 percent. (To download full report, register here.)
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