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IT Cloud Decision Economics – An IDC Report Series

As cloud solutions become more viable and widespread, business and IT leaders are struggling to fully understand, and take advantage of, the profound technology, platform, staffing and economic opportunities that will shape IT strategies in the coming years. IDC's IT Cloud Decision Economics report series provides you with the expert insight and intelligence needed to make your most critical cloud computing business decisions.

This IDC report series will help you:

Evaluate cloud goals in terms of desired business and economic outcomes
Understand the critical role of systems management software in enabling IT cloud operations
Identify customer priorities for IT cloud system management software investments
Gain deep insight into major IT cloud system management software vendor strategies and market shares
Align business/IT governance around your cloud vision
Look beyond capital equipment savings to software license optimization and IT operational efficiencies
Break the status quo

Five Factors with Greatest Influence on Decisions Regarding Use of Public
vs. Private Cloud Services

Source: IDC Private Cloud Management Survey, September 2010/N=250

Recent Press Coverage

Cloud Systems Management Software Gains Momentum with IDC Forecasting Revenues Reaching $2.5 Billion in 2015

More Cloud Coverage

Cloud Computing Blog
Cloud Research

To purchase IDC's IT Cloud Decision Economics Report Series, contact IDC Sales at 508-988-7988 or sales@idc.com. For more information, contact Mary Johnston Turner, Joe Pucciarelli, or Patrick Gorman.

Principal Analysts

Joe Pucciarelli
Program Director
Technology Financing & Executive Strategies

Mary Johnston Turner
Research Vice President
Enterprise System Management Software

Deliverables

Report #1 - Worldwide Cloud Systems Management Software Forecast and Trends: 2010-2015 (IDC #226682)
Report #2 - Private Cloud: It's All About Operational Efficiency (IDC #227870)
Report #3 - IT Cloud Decision Economics: 10 Best Practices for Public IT Cloud Service Selection and Management (IDC #229207)
Report #4 - Worldwide Cloud Systems Management Software 2011 Vendor Strategies (IDC #231140)

Click here to access the IT Cloud Decision Economics fact sheet.

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