Cloud computing: reasons not to use in companies in Germany 2014

This statistic shows the results of a survey concerning reasons for not using IT services offered as paid cloud services among companies in Germany in 2014. During the survey period it was found that 37 percent of companies that did not use cloud services stated that this was mainly due to security concerns.

Share of companies that did not to use paid IT services as cloud services due to the following reasons in Germany in 2014

Characteristic	Share of companies
Security concerns	37
Uncertainty regarding legal situation and legal responsibilities	32
Uncertainty regarding geographical location of servers	31
Lack of knowledge about cloud computing	27
High costs of cloud computing	22

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Release date

December 2014

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

March to July 2014

Special properties

companies that did not use paid IT services as cloud service (10 or more employees, excl. banking sector)

Method of interview

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Supplementary notes

The survey included companies from the following sectors: manufacturing industry, energy and water supply, construction, trade, automotive repair and maintenance, transport and logistics, hospitality, information and communication, real estate and housing, freelance, scientific and technical services, other economic services, repair of data processing or telecommunications devices.

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