Surveys
Please specify your role in the organisation
IT professional or technical manager
32.4
%
IT executive
15.5
%
Solution or systems architect
10.1
%
Business executive
8.4
%
Other
7.6
%
Entrepreneur (founder/co-founder)
7.1
%
Advisor/consultant
5.5
%
Sales/marketing
4.6
%
Developer/engineer
3.4
%
System administrator
2.9
%
Press/media analyst
0.8
%
Venture capitalist
0.8
%
Academic/researcher
0.4
%
Student
0.4
%
Sample: 238
In which industry does your company operate?
Government
17.6
%
Financial services
10.9
%
Professional services
9.6
%
Telecommunications
9.6
%
Software and internet
8.4
%
Computers and electronics
7.9
%
Other
5.9
%
Power and utilities
4.2
%
Education
2.9
%
Healthcare
2.9
%
Media and entertainment
2.5
%
Retail
2.5
%
Manufacturing
2.1
%
Transportation and logistics
2.1
%
Automotive
1.7
%
Mining
1.7
%
Non-profit organisation
1.7
%
Agriculture
0.8
%
Consumer goods
0.8
%
Marketing and advertising
0.8
%
Oil and gas
0.8
%
Real estate and construction
0.8
%
Gaming
0.4
%
Hospitality
0.4
%
Travel
0.4
%
Wholesale and distribution
0.4
%
Life sciences
0
%
Sample: 239
Company type
Enterprise
38.9
%
Small / medium business
25.6
%
Government - National
12
%
Government – Provincial and local
10.7
%
Self-employed
4.7
%
Education
3.4
%
Not applicable
2.1
%
Non-profit
1.7
%
Start-up
0.9
%
Sample: 234
1. Rank your key business objectives (from 1 to 5, where 1 = least important; 5 = most important).
Speed to market
3.5
point
Cost savings
3.7
point
Global competitiveness
2.8
point
Business process efficiencies
3.6
point
Innovation
3.8
point
Sample: 223
1.1 Do you think these key business objectives can be addressed through cloud technology?
Innovation
Yes:
83.3
%
No:
5.9
%
Not sure:
10.8
%
Business process efficiencies
Yes:
86
%
No:
4.1
%
Not sure:
9.9
%
Cost savings
Yes:
71.9
%
No:
10.9
%
Not sure:
17.2
%
Speed to market
Yes:
79.4
%
No:
9.4
%
Not sure:
11.2
%
Global competitiveness
Yes:
73.8
%
No:
9.5
%
Not sure:
16.7
%
Sample: 223
2. Which stage of cloud adoption or plans for cloud adoption is your organisation currently at?
Using in production
53.8
%
Using for development and testing only
13.5
%
Plan to use within 3-6 months
8.5
%
Plan to use within 6-12 months
8.1
%
Have no plans to use
6.7
%
Plan to use after more than 12 months
6.3
%
Not sure
3.1
%
Sample: 223
2.1 If you are currently using infrastructure cloud services, what services are you using? (Tick all applicable)
Databases and analytics
70.3
%
Security and networking
69
%
Compute and containers
63.4
%
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
26.9
%
Internet of Things (IoT)
22.1
%
Augmented reality and virtual reality
7.6
%
Other
6.2
%
Sample: 145
3. What factors hinder you from meeting your key objectives through the adoption of cloud technologies? (Tick all applicable)
Integration with existing systems
47.7
%
Cost
43.7
%
Lack of cloud skills
42.8
%
Security
35.1
%
Geographic concerns of provider data centres
34.2
%
Compliance
27
%
Management buy-in
23
%
No concerns
12.2
%
Sample: 222
4. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Africa (Cape Town) region has gone live on the 22nd April 2020. Will this AWS region have any impact on your organisation’s ability to meet its key objectives?
Yes
44.7
%
Not sure
30.1
%
No
25.1
%
Sample: 219
5. Which cloud service model do you see as the most suitable for your organisation?
Hybrid cloud
62.1
%
The cloud
20.5
%
Personal data centres
9.6
%
Not sure
7.8
%
Sample: 219
6. How many cloud providers are you using?
Two
36.2
%
One
25.7
%
None
14.7
%
Three
11.9
%
More than three
11.5
%
Sample: 218