Types of data organizations store in cloud 2020

In 2020, 46 percent of respondents from a global survey state storing non-sensitive data in the cloud. This is a decrease from the previous year, where 57 percent of respondents state storing non-sensitive data in the cloud. Organizations also decreased the amount of customer and employee data stored in the cloud. However, the numbers for other types of data stored in the cloud did not change considerably.

Types of data organizations store in the cloud worldwide from 2019 to 2020

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

937 respondents

Special properties

IT professionals*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Respondents job titles: IT/systems administrator (30%), IT manager (22%), CIO/IT director (10%), CISO (9%), Consultant (85), IT audit officer (2), other (19%).

Respondents represent different company sizes: 1-100 employees (31%), 101-1,000 employees (39%), 1,001-5,000 employees (12%), 5,001-10,000 employees (6%), 10,001-50,000 employees (7%), 50,001+ employees (5%).

Respondents represent a variety of industries: technology/managed services (11%), manufacturing (10%), technology/software (10%), banking/finance (9%), education (7%), healthcare (6%), consulting (6%), government (6%), services (5%), retail/wholesale (4%), insurance (3), energy (3%), technology/hardware (3%), telecommunications (3%), entertainment/leisure (3%).

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