In an effort to size up the state of Unified Communications in the business world, analyst firm IHS Markit recently conducted a survey of 207 medium and large U.S. organizations about their UC strategies. It should come as no surprise to you that video conferencing currently plays a huge role in how business handle UC. A whopping 86% of surveyed businesses reported that video conferencing will be part of their Unified Communications plan by February 2018.
The stats get a bit more surprising when we dig deeper into specifics. According to IHS Markit’s findings, just over 50% of surveyed organizations currently use a cloud-based UC solution, with that figure expected to grow to 59% by this time next year.
As much as we like to think that everything will soon be in the cloud, these numbers offer clear evidence that plenty of businesses are still reluctant to fully embrace the cloud. Which is fine! On-premises solutions can be especially beneficial for organizations (like hospitals or government agencies) that need to keep sensitive data in private data centers.
Even though cloud services will not completely supplant on-premises solutions in the next year, it is clear from the numbers that organizations are beginning the transition to a cloud-based world. And, according to IHS Markit, while we are in this in-between phase, vendors would do well to offer solutions that offer hybrid capabilities, so that businesses can make their transition into the cloud at a pace that is comfortable for them.
And Solutionz has you covered. A hybrid solution like Polycom RealPresence Clariti is ideal for companies that would like to split the difference between on-premises solutions and cloud-based conferencing strategies.
With RealPresence Clariti, you choose how to manage deployment. Your own hardware? A private cloud? Or, if you’re just not sure which direction you’re heading, a mix of both? RealPresence Clariti gives you the freedom to choose whichever option works best for you in the moment. In fact, you can keep the cloud around as an optional service that only kicks in when there is a spike in demand, providing additional capacity as needed.
Yes, the cloud is the future, but there’s no reason not to hang on to the past if that is what you’re comfortable with. So consider bridging the distance between yesterday and tomorrow with a hybrid solution.
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