{"product_id":"smbs-embrace-the-cloud-as-a-path-to-business-agility-and-a-gateway-to-new-technologies","title":"SMBs Embrace the Cloud as a Path to Business Agility and a Gateway to New Technologies","description":"\u003cp\u003eSMBs Embrace the Cloud as a Path to Business Agility and a Gateway to New Technologies\u003cbr\u003e\nHighlights from the 2022 Frost \u0026amp; Sullivan Global Cloud User Survey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmall and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are hastening to the cloud. Similar to their large counterparts, they are transforming to a digital-first business, with the cloud as a foundation. According to Frost \u0026amp; Sullivan's 2022 global cloud user survey, 78% of SMBs use public cloud for at least some of their business applications and data. This represents a 56% increase from the 2019 survey, taken just before the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic. SMBs consider the cloud an essential technology to deliver greater business agility, app performance, and security than they could achieve on their own. Nearly 40% of respondents consider the cloud a gateway to advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT). However, SMBs have only a few technical experts on staff; nearly half say they struggle to keep up with new technologies, with more than a third saying they have insufficient expertise on staff to support digitalization. 73% of SMBs say they have engaged a third-party partner to assist with their digital strategies. In this research service, Frost \u0026amp; Sullivan presents perspectives from SMB cloud decision-makers, based on results from the company's 2022 global cloud user survey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Service Industrries","offers":[{"title":"June, 2023 \/ - \/ MCW16273229","offer_id":47708952363314,"sku":null,"price":5940.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.hardmanwell.com\/products\/smbs-embrace-the-cloud-as-a-path-to-business-agility-and-a-gateway-to-new-technologies","provider":"HARDMAN AND WELL MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCIES L.L.C","version":"1.0","type":"link"}