According to a SAP Study organisations are moving towards cloud and mobile solution as they recognise the cost and business benefits of running applications on-demand and on-device. These findings are the findings of a new survey of CIOs in 250 UK PLCs with 1,000 employees or more which has been conducted by SAP.
The findings show that over the next five years UK companies will gradually shift towards a mixture of running their applications on-demand, on-device and on-premise.
On premise looks set to continue to be the primary software model, with 61% of new software investments being in on-premise over the next 12 months, and companies still favouring the benefit of total control it provides. However as companies gain confidence in cloud and users push for greater flexibility, investment in on-device and on-demand models will increase.
The shift in demand for on demand and cloud solutions has been driven primarily by scalability though security issues have decelerated the change.
On-device solutions are being commanded as a result of increased claim for flexibility. The primary devices being used are still the blackberry and laptop though the iPad is set have a significant impact.
Already after only 3 months in the UK 7% of mobile workers are using it for business.
The much anticipated release of the iPad in Ireland is this Friday and is set to be in as much demand as across the world with limited supply only made available initially.
Tim Noble, Managing Director of SAP in the UK and Ireland commented on SAPs consideration of the shift in demand for, and their investment in, OnDemand, OnDevice and OnPremise products.
“At SAP we are investing heavily to ensure we provide our customers with deployment choice and flexibility. In particular with on-device we are greatly extending the reach of SAP software to many more users and deliver applications for the business and technical user on many mobile devices. We believe that with SAP’s OnPremise, OnDemand, and OnDevice product strategy we are creating new opportunities for our customers to build value and capitalise on changing market conditions.”
Evidently the future is mobile and typically SAP is continually developing and investing in innovative solutions as well as insuring that existing solutions are maintained and constantly improved; determined to consistently meet customers’ needs!
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