More than three quarters of North American companies are in the process of investigating or introducing cloud technologies , but more than half of those that have done so report problems with its implementation including reducing their cloud budgets , A report from technology firm Softchoice surveyed 250 IT decision makers found that almost all the firms reported there was a shortage of relevant skills in their organisation . Cloud innovation expert Craig McQueen said that if firms prepared for the unpredictability of cloud costs and found the correct outside environment their cloud operations would become more effective .
More than three quarters of North American companies are in the process of investigating or introducing cloud technologies, but more than half of those that have done so report problems with its implementation including exceeding their cloud budgets, A report from technology firm Softchoice surveyed 250 IT decision makers found that almost all the firms said there was a shortage of relevant skills in their organisation. Softchoice innovation director Craig McQueen said that if firms prepared for the unpredictability of cloud costs and used the correct outside partners their cloud operations would become more effective.