{"id":282,"date":"2012-08-10T15:53:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=282"},"modified":"2012-08-10T15:53:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:53:54","slug":"employee-productivity-gains-drive-adoption-of-cloud-based-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/employee-productivity-gains-drive-adoption-of-cloud-based-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee productivity gains drive adoption of cloud-based applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the line between personal and professional technologies blurs, small and mid-sized businesses are accelerating their adoption of cloud-based applications<\/a>. That\u2019s the conclusion of a recent study by Spiceworks<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest social network for IT professionals.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cThe Spiceworks Cloud Barometer\u201d sponsored by EMC<\/a> focuses specifically on the use of cloud-based file sharing, email and productivity applications. The study concludes that despite some concerns on the part of IT, the widespread adoption of such user friendly cloud-based applications is growing among small and mid-sized businesses because of gains in employee productivity.<\/p>\n

In announcing the study, Spiceworks said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two million IT professionals in Spiceworks are managing the transition to cloud computing each day. Many of the complex technologies once reserved for IT departments have been simplified, so today\u2019s tech-savvy employees can install their own cloud-based applications in minutes. This wave of consumerization is forcing IT departments and technology vendors to rethink the way they design, build and implement technology solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Highlights of the survey of 323 Spiceworks IT professionals in North American and EMEA include<\/p>\n