Cloud computing survey. Questions and Answers.

Grazed from Lexology.  Author: John P. Beardwood.

In the closing months of last year we conducted a survey of our clients as to their views on the benefits and risks of cloud computing.  Admittedly, conducting surveys of IT professionals and business executives regarding their views on cloud computing has been somewhat of a growth industry over the past two years.

However, our survey was notably different in that most of the respondents were either in-house counsel or in risk management positions wherein they are responsible for retaining counsel, rather than business executives or IT professionals.  As a result, the survey has provided a valuable cross-section of those critical personnel’s views as to the risks and benefits of cloud computing…

A. The Questions

The questions effectively fell into four categories:

1. Extent of knowledge:  How would you express your current understanding of cloud computing?
2. Perception of risks:  How would you rank in importance the risks regarding cloud computing?  Do you perceive these to be "new" risks – e.g. as compared to a traditional hosting arrangement?
3. Perception of benefits:  How would you rank in importance the benefits of cloud computing?
4. Actual experience:  Have you adopted any cloud computing models in your organization?  If yes, what was your experience?  If no, for what reasons did you reject this alternative delivery mechanism?…

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