Category: Cloud Storage Statistics

Here is a collection of some of the most interesting cloud storage statistics and fun facts I have stumbled across in my internet travels. Posts here cover both individual companies as well as the industry as a whole.

cloud computing statistics facts

Stat posts here are edited and updated almost daily, so be sure to check back often!

Cloud Computing Statistics and Facts

Projected revenue for the public cloud industry in 2019:

$214.3 billion

Number of people employed by the Cloud industry in the US:

2 million

Last updated 3/5/19

Amount that cloud computing contributed to the US GDP in 2017:

$214 billion

Percentage of in-house data centers that have more server capacity than they need:

80%

Last updated 12/1/17

Average amount that companies overpay for cloud services they don’t need:

36%

Last updated 12/1/17

Projected size of the data storage market in 2018:

$173 billion

Last updated 12/1/17

Business sector that has cloud platform adoption:

Service Industry

Percentage of organizations that completely trust public clouds to keep their data secure:

23%

Last updated 4/23/17

Percentage of organizations that distrust public clouds to keep their data secure:

29%

Last updated 4/23/17

Country with the highest public cloud adoption rate:

Australia (33%)

Last updated 4/23/17

Percentage of data center traffic that is cloud based:

65%

Last updated 5/31/16

Projected percentage of data center traffic that will be cloud based by 2019:

83%

Last updated 5/31/16

Percentage of enterprises that keep sensitive data in the cloud:

85%

Last updated 2/24/17

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