{"id":3255,"date":"2012-09-24T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2012-09-24T07:00:09","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T15:00:09","slug":"cloud-computing-restrictive-laws-in-europe-slow-cloud-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-restrictive-laws-in-europe-slow-cloud-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Computing: Restrictive Laws in Europe Slow Cloud Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent survey of US consumers<\/a> found that nearly 90 percent of Americans have used cloud services in some way, although many don’t realize that they’re using the cloud. \u00a0In fact, many didn’t know what ‘the cloud’ is, with more than half thinking that cloud computing is somehow related to the weather.<\/p>\n

Another survey now puts those results about the US consumer in perspective. \u00a0Actually, compared to the rest of the world, the US still is far ahead in gaining mind share around cloud computing. \u00a0A survey by the Business Software Alliance (BSA)<\/a> found that worldwide, including the US, only 34 percent of consumers are using the cloud. \u00a0And when just Europe is considered, cloud usage is much lower, closer to 24 percent of people. 65 percent of Europeans say that they have never heard of ‘the cloud’.<\/p>\n

Robert Holleyman<\/a>, President of the Business Software Alliance, said that “Unfortunately, most computer users in the EU have little understanding of cloud computing and have not yet moved to capitalize on the opportunities cloud computing offers.”<\/p>\n

In Europe, currently the four top uses for cloud computing are:<\/p>\n