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<p>Optimipcouk: New page: '''Cloud Computing Baffles Midmarket''' '''48% of IT workers didn’t know the meaning of the term, while 54% of respondents that use apps like Gmail or Salesforce.com didn’t recognize...</p> <hr /> <div>'''Cloud Computing Baffles Midmarket'''<br /> <br /> <br /> '''48% of IT workers didn’t know the meaning of the term, while 54% of respondents that use apps like Gmail or Salesforce.com didn’t recognize them as cloud-based, according to a Virtacore survey of midsize businesses'''<br /> <br /> <br /> In spite of widespread forecasts for continued growth of the cloud, nearly two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey of midsize businesses said they didn’t understand what the term meant.<br /> <br /> The survey, commissioned by Virtacore Systems, polled 210 representatives of companies with between 100 and 1,000 employees. Roughly one-third of the respondents identified themselves as members of IT departments, while the other two-thirds indicated they were on the “business” side — in functions such as sales, finance, or management. But therein lay one of the more interesting discoveries: Nearly half (48%) of those in IT operations said they did not have a clear understanding of the cloud.<br /> <br /> One of the survey’s questions asked: “Do you feel that the cloud has potential for your business?” 49% answered: “I don’t know.” 48% likewise responded “I don’t know” when asked if their company used any cloud-based applications or services.<br /> <br /> The results highlight issues of definition and understanding in the field, noting that marketplace education will be an ongoing test for cloud vendors. For more information visit [http://www.optimip.co.uk/ cloud computing UK].</div>

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