Businesses are increasingly tending to outsource their data management. In fact, around 63% subcontract to outside providers, whereas only 25% choose in-house centres. This is one of the most striking items in the annual study drawn up by Uptimate Institute, based on a representative sample of 1000 operators in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Some sectors remain reluctant to outsource their data management. These businesses mostly belong to areas such as banking, healthcare, commerce, education or government. Even so, reports the study, the public sector shift to the cloud has risen by 7% in the past year, going from 10% in 2012 to 17% in 2013.

Source: http://newsroom.edicomgroup.com/en/2013/09/10/63-of-companies-outsource-their-data-management/