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CloudBolt Industry Insights Report:
The Truth About IT Sustainability:
Paying More Green to Get More Green
GCP 7%
Azure 31%
AWS 62%
Who is winning the cloud wars?
N = 74 technology leaders
>15% 5%
6-10% 23%
1-5% 11%
11-15% 41%
N = 74 technology leaders
How much of a premium would your organization be willing to absorb in
order to choose a cloud-related vendor that is demonstrably pursuing and
incorporating sustainability into their business model?
My company would not be willing to pay a premium 20%
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Don't know 5%
It's most definitely real 11%
Not real - everyone is just paying lip service to it 23%
How real is the green energy commitment of the big cloud providers
(e.g. Amazon, Microsoft, Google)?
N = 104 technology leaders
It's getting more real every day 51%
It's real and it's already influencing my company's decision to choose
one cloud company over another
11%
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Not at all important - Not even a consideration 13%
How important is a cloud vendors' sustainability and green initiative to
whether or not you choose to do business with them?
N = 256 technology leaders
Vital - I will not do business with a cloud vendor that isn't thinking and
acting green
11%
Not very important - Sustainability is not really a factor in my cloud
decision-making
20%
Somewhat important - I will pay more attention to providers who focus
on sustainability but it's not the only factor
56%
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