InternationalState of the Cloud

A Snapshot of the Cloud's Global Growth

1. Worldwide

2. U.S. & Canada

3. Europe

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4. Africa

5. Latin America

6. Asia-Pacific

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of organizations use public cloud computing.88%

63% use private clouds.

Worldwide

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Companies with 1,000+ employees say they’ll increase spending on cloud computing by 52%.

Worldwide

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Public cloud spending is expectedto grow to $21 billion in 2015,

up 25% from 2014.25%

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The United States ranked third in the Business Software Alliance’s Global Cloud Computing Scorecard with a score of 79.7.

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Canada (75.8) is ranked ninth.

U.S. & Canada

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59% of all new cloud service spending comes from North American enterprises.

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Only 19%of EU businesses say they used cloud services in 2014.

19%

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Germany (79.1) ranked fourthin the BSA Global CloudComputing Scorecard. 4

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Top 5 Cloud-Using European Union Countries(determined by percentage of enterprises using cloud services).

Finland Italy Sweden Denmark Netherlands

51% 40% 39% 38% 28%

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Bottom 5 Cloud-Using European Union Countries(determined by percentage of enterprises using cloud services).

Bulgaria Greece Poland Latvia Romania

8% 8% 6% 6% 5%

Europe

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Cloud computing is still in very early stages in Africa.

Africa

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The exception is South Africa, where demand is growing in the private sector.

South Africa (51.3) ranked twentieth on the BSA Global Cloud Computing Scorecard.

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The rest of Africa’s cloud growth is driven by the public sector.Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria are exploring public cloud solutions.

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Mexico (56.9) ranked fifteenth in the BSA Global Cloud Computing Scorecard.

Argentina (56.5) ranked 16th.

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Cloud computing industry in Latin America expected to grow by annual rate of 26%.

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Mexico, Brazil, Argentina lead the way in cloud adoption.

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Asia-Pacific is predicted to spend $7.4 billion on public cloud services in 2015,

up 14.2% from 2014.

14.2%

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Japan (84.1) ranked first in the BSA Global Cloud Computing Scorecard.

Australia (79.9) ranked second in the BSA Global Cloud Computing Scorecard.

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Japan, New Zealand, and Australia are also the top three in the Asia Cloud Computing Association’s Cloud Readiness Index 2014.

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Cloud computing shows impressive growth in many parts of the world, but some areas continue to struggle with cloud adoption. More developed infrastructure and greater familiarity with the cloud are needed for it to truly take o� in those areas.

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