5. www.mef.net
Enterprises.are.increasingly.considering.
multiple.cloud.options…
32%
51%
51%
55%
28%
27%
28%
24%
21%
17%
15%
17%
19%
5%
5%
5%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Bare.Metal.Cloud
Hosted.Private.Cloud
Software.as.a.Service.(SaaS)
Public.Cloud.Infrastructure.as.a.
Service.(IaaS)
Currently Use Familiar with and plan to implement in next 2 years
Familiar with but no plans to implement Not very familiar
N=411
While$public$cloud$IaaS$adoption$continues$to$maintain$its$momentum,$growth$continues$across$various$
types$of$cloud$services.$51%$percent$of$the$survey$respondents$stated$they$are$currently$using$hosted$
private$cloud$and$SaaS,$while$36%$indicated$they$are$currently$using$bare8metal$cloud
2015%Frost%&%Sullivan%Cloud%Survey
12. www.mef.net
9.6 Million
Commercial
Addresses
5100+ Data
Centers and Carrier
Hotels
Last Mile Connectivity
Businesses require secure, reliable, cost effective connectivity
to data, application or cloud provider in data centers
• Differing servicedelivery
leads to wide variation of
quality in customer
experience
• Lack of transparency into
network assets, service
technologies, and pricing
68% of network cost
82% of downtime
99% of complexity
2,584 Last Mile
Providers in the US
The.Connectivity.Challenge.