Cloud Computing Performance Matters

As more IT organizations get comfortable with cloud computing, many are turning their attention to performance issues in the cloud. Just like on-premise applications, poor performance of cloud-based applications can be detrimental to the business.

A new survey of 700 businesses in North America and Europe from Compuware, a provider of tools for monitoring cloud computing performance, finds that performance issues are already a major concern.

Click through for survey results on cloud computing performance from Compuware.

Approximately how much money does (or would) your organization lose due to performance problems with cloud-based applications each year?

The weighted average for North America respondents was $985,000. Almost one third (29 percent) of North American companies are losing $1.5 million or more per year, and 14 percent are losing $3 million or more.

Do you hesitate to use or slow your adoption to cloud computing because of your concerns about application performance?

Fifty-eight percent said yes. Performance issues are definitely a rising concern.

As cloud applications are delivered to end users over the Internet, our IT department’s ability to guarantee service levels is severely restricted.

Sixty-five percent agreed with this statement. Existing cloud computing infrastructure is shaky.

For cloud-based applications, I would expect SLAs based on end-user experience.

Ninety-four percent said yes. Simple availability metrics won’t cut the SLA mustard.

Do you feel that your IT team has the skills and knowledge to negotiate the more complex SLAs?

Sixty-four percent said yes. But this isn’t as easy as it sounds.