Integrated Systems

Cloud survey

by Mark Rowe

Some 1500 IT decision makers from the UK, France and Germany were asked to share their views on cloud storage, its security, future investment and new areas of growth. The results showed that while nearly nine out of ten businesses surveyed are already using cloud-based software, most, 89pc of respondents would possibly or definitely move physical security technology such as video surveillance and access control to the cloud. And most, 92pc felt it to be important or very important that their physical security solutions meet their overall business objectives.

A survey by Morphean, a Video Surveillance-as-a-Service (VSaaS) firm, found that over a quarter (27pc) of cloud users report the principal reason for moving services to the cloud was that it is safer; or offers better security options – ahead, that is, of cost-effectiveness and ability to collaborate. On average, 33pc of IT budgets have been spent on cloud services in the past 24 months; 78pc expect their cloud spend to increase within the next two years. Near all, 92pc feel it’s important or very important that their physical security solutions meet their overall business objectives. One in four, 25pc have had a data breach in the past 24 months. Of the 11pc of respondents that would not consider using the cloud for physical security, a majority, 64pc advised this was due to cybersecurity concerns

Residual reluctance to shift to widespread adoption of cloud in the face of growing cyber threats appears to be waning. Paradoxically, it would seem that the rise in cyber threats has led to a consensus that cloud is more agile and better prepared to face the threat of cyber attack versus an on premise solution.

Rodrigue Zbinden, CEO at Morphean, states, “This study of our market across Europe underpins what we already knew from conversations on the ground but lacked the statistical evidence to prove. Fears of cyber-attack have hindered enterprise adoption of cloud in certain industries, such as the physical security sector. The attitude that ‘if we don’t own it, we can’t control it’ has perhaps persisted until now. But with more and more businesses migrating their legacy systems to proven cloud platforms for email, CRM, ERP and HR, we know that security will be the next big area of growth for a number of sound reasons.

“We now face an unpredictable future. Businesses are realising that not only is cloud technology more secure, more agile and more cost-effective than its on-premise alternative when deployed correctly by a proven partner, but the business intelligence benefits that it provides far outweigh the risks. The increasing integration of devices across a network, enabled by IoT, is helping businesses overcome new challenges by making use of the increased amount of data hosted in the cloud and analysed by machines using artificial intelligence.”

For the Morphean ‘Physical security and the cloud’ paper visit: https://morphean.com/whitepaper/.

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