{"id":5770,"date":"2015-10-27T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=5770"},"modified":"2015-09-15T06:22:43","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T14:22:43","slug":"cloud-computing-while-security-remains-biggest-concern-security-tops-list-as-reason-to-implement-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-while-security-remains-biggest-concern-security-tops-list-as-reason-to-implement-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Computing:  While Security Remains Biggest Concern, Security Tops List as Reason to Implement Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new study on cloud computing use by\u00a0small and medium sized companies from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exactonline.com\/newsrooms\/do-small-businesses-make-more-money-with-the-cloud-new-study-says-yes\" target=\"_blank\">Exact and Pb7 Research<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0finds\u00a0two surprising results.<\/p>\n<p>The first has to do with security. <a href=\"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/security-the-central-barrier-thats-blocking-smb-technology-adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Typically security is cited as the number one concern<\/a>\u00a0for why businesses avoid the cloud; but surprisingly, the Exact report found that security is also the number one reason cited by\u00a0cloud adopters for choosing the cloud. It seems\u00a0like some sort of love\/hate relationship. \u00a0The second interesting result is that, in \u00a0general, businesses using the cloud are better off financially compared to peer businesses that aren&#8217;t using the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>The top five reasons why businesses implement cloud software are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>32 percent<\/strong> &#8211; Security<\/li>\n<li><strong>26 percent<\/strong> &#8211; Lower IT Costs<\/li>\n<li><strong>23 percent<\/strong> &#8211; Low maintenance requirements\/no systems<\/li>\n<li><strong>23 percent<\/strong> &#8211; Easy mobile access<\/li>\n<li><strong>21 percent<\/strong> &#8211; More productivity\/efficiency for end-users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Exact report found that\u00a0businesses that move to the cloud often realize as much as 25 percent higher growth revenue compared to peer companies that have not adopted the cloud. \u00a0They also found a correlation\u00a0between financial gain and cloud use. \u00a0The more 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