Japan is the Most Cloud Ready Nation: Survey Says
Cloud computing has created marvels in modern day business. Even non-IT firms have embraced its benefits with ease thanks to the simplicity and efficiency of cloud-based service platforms. But who has been at the forefront of cloud technology implementation? The answer is not at all surprising: Japan.
According to a recent survey by both VMware and Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA), Japan is at the top of the list of Asia Pacific countries in implementation of cloud computing. With massive infrastructure building capability available from plenty of resources locally, Japan has a very high appetite for technology.
Japanese business enterprises have leveraged cloud services from both domestic and international cloud service providers to streamline business activities, thus heralding significant changes in IT. Thanks to the cloud, costs are down too!
Even government agencies have leveraged benefits of cloud and even overtaken western nations in this sector. Many medical institutions prefer to keep their records online, thus accessible to physicians anywhere. Even those who refused to move to the cloud earlier have begun to realize the added agility and efficiency it brings in operations.
The imminent threat of hardware failure in personal computers is in itself a big reason to have their daily operational resources and computing platforms moved to an online cloud based service.
Next up is the ease of access. All your resources are made available in front of you, anywhere. The faster the internet goes, the greater the operational efficiency of cloud computing. Moreover, recovery from disasters is sped up by cloud computing thanks to its remote location access features and online backup capabilities.
Japan has been praised for its policies that greatly encourage cloud computing. Despite facing severe setbacks due to outages after the devastating earthquake of 2011, businesses and IT powerhouses have been increasingly dependent on cloud-based delivery models. Even though downtime can be fatal, efficient backup and easy access to remote resources has brought numerous advantages to them. Concerns over slight setbacks can be subordinated to the greater good.
The survey found other Asian countries to be following Japan’s model. In India, cloud computing is gaining momentum not even witnessed in developed nations like the United States. This positive outlook clearly shows that cloud is undoubtedly the core business platform of the near future.
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