Wake up, IT: Even CFOs see value in the cloud

IT may still be wrestling with the notion of cloud computing, but chief financial officers already believe. According to a Google-sponsored study, 96 percent of CFOs believe that “cloud computing provides their business with quantifiable benefits.” Almost as good, 94 percent said the cloud will be important to the success of their companies, and just over half of those agreed that cloud computing “offers better value” than traditional approaches to computing, including outsourcing.

Some of the benefits CFOs saw most include significant capital and operational savings, better security (you heard right), and productivity gains that come from the ability to work from any device.