Cloud in procurement

At the same time, a "business value analysis" was carried out, comparing the actual benefits of cloud solutions with those of traditional on-premise solutions.

Cloud solutions promise agility and flexibility to prepare for future challenges that come with [shutterstock.com:304118258, Bakhtiar Zein]. The resulting benefits now outweigh reservations on the part of users.

18 percent of the procurement decision-makers surveyed are already using cloud solutions, and as many as 32 percent are planning to introduce cloud software in the next 24 months.

The most important finding of the study is that cloud applications are no longer niche products. The solutions deliver on their promises in terms of flexibility, ease of operation and expected total cost of ownership (TCO).

Typical concerns about available cloud solutions no longer seem to be a decision-relevant issue, with the exception of data protection.