Beancounters at analyst outfit Kaseya predict that more than 75 percent of client workloads will be cloud-based over the next three years. This is a 25 percent increase compared to last year.
The firm found that almost all MSPs are looking to exploit emerging opportunities around cloud integration. More than 90 percent of MSPs can offer cloud-based infrastructure design and management.
Users are worried about budgets, which underlines the need for managed service players to be clear and transparent in their pricing structures.
Kaseya VP Chris McKie said these research figures demonstrated the rapid acceleration and acceptance among cloud technology businesses. More are witnessing the benefits of cloud applications, including easier collaboration between employees and improved productivity.
“MSPs must not only communicate the advantages of the cloud, but help to ease the continued fears among businesses around compliance and security”.
Fears about cloud costs are set against a backdrop of a worsening economy, but in many cases are also based on bitter experience.
