Demand for Cloud Services Among US Business Decision-Makers

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Business Managed & Hosted, Business Applications, Business Telecom and Business IT subscriptions. This deliverable covers Compass Intelligence’s latest web-based primary research study, using an opt-in panel of consumers and business decision-makers. A random sample of 10K+ mobile phone users (18+ years old, employed) that was balanced across vertical industry. Qualified respondents were further surveyed regarding mobile device type, mobile phone usage, purchasing plans for mobile devices, employment status, size of business and vertical industry. Survey conducted in Nov. 2009. Topics covered include: Network Utilities, Compute-aaS, Mobile Apps, SaaS, and SaaS Applications. Size of business includes: SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney.

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Sources: Compass Intelligence’s segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics are built using multiple sources, including proprietary Compass Intelligence research. These sources include, but are not limited to, secondary research, government data and statistics (e.g. Department of Commerce, Federal Communication Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Bureau), primary research, vendor-based research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, where relevant. Compass Intelligence selects data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.