FOSE 2009 Survey: Cloud Computing Still Up in The Air

For the third year in a row, one of our clients, ScienceLogic, polled attendees at FOSE to get a sense for trends in government IT. At FOSE 2009, one of the big themes at the show was cloud computing, with the co-location of CloudCamp Federal as well as several vendors and conference tracks focusing solely on the cloud. Cloud computing was also one of the technology topics covered by the survey…so what did attendees have to say about it?

In short, the cloud is still a bit of a mystery for federal IT professionals – 42 percent of them think it’s important, 19 percent think it’s NOT important…and 40 percent just don’t know enough about cloud computing to make an informed decision. Coupled with only 11 percent of agencies actually using anything cloud-related right now, and it’s safe to say that the year ahead looks like it will be very important in shaping the federal perception of cloud computing.

The results of ScienceLogic’s 2009 Government IT Trends survey are available now, as well as a trends document that compares the results from this year to 2008.

Also be sure to check out the additional findings from this year’s FOSE survey, which focused on federal IT’s reaction to the Obama administration and the economic recession.

-John Terrill