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Into The Cloud: What Industries are Leading the Way in Data Management

Cloud is driving big changes in the way that firms manage their data. At the API Cybersecurity Conference, I heard a lot of conversations about the risks of using cloud in the enterprise. According to Skyfence CEO Ofer Handler, cloud can limit IT’s ability to monitor activity in enterprise data and applications, opening up prime targets for hackers. But this doesn’t mean that organizations should steer clear of cloud. Extending data security to the cloud can be done, and as Anthony Di Bello of Guidance Software explained, security is now becoming a business differentiator among cloud providers.

Our latest research on content management found that interest in cloud is growing. Forty percent of firms store at least some enterprise content in the cloud, and another 29 percent plan to move to cloud in the next two years. Firms that capitalize on cloud storage are also more likely to report effective content management overall.

Check out the infographic below for an introduction to cloud and to see which industries are leading in adoption.

Cloud and the Transformation of Enterprise Content Management