Cloud adoption continues to rise but costs still a concern

Cloud adoption is still rising across all industries but managing costs and regulatory requirements remain top concerns for organizations worldwide. A new report from O'Reilly finds that 30 percent of all respondents in almost every industry cite managing cost as the most important initiative their company is undertaking related to public cloud adoption. Regulatory requirements (21 percent) and cost (19 percent) are the main challenges among organizations not currently using cloud computing. 47 percent say that their organizations are pursuing a cloud first strategy, while 30 percent say that their organizations are already cloud native, and 37 percent say that… [Continue Reading]