--- title: 'Forrester Research report: accelerate your cloud expansion' description: 'Cloud is now mainstream, but what’s holding it back, what are the biggest concerns of technology decision makers? Are industry leaders choosing public, private or hybrid clouds? Canonical has commissioned Forrester Consulting to explore enterprise cloud platform trends and adoption. Learn about: Most popular cloud deployment and strategie […]' url: https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/forrester-research-report-accelerate-your-cloud-expansion?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog) 2. Article --- [Alexia Emmanoulopoulou](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/alexia-emman "More about Alexia Emmanoulopoulou") 16 May 2016 # Forrester Research report: accelerate your cloud expansion --- Share the article Cloud is now mainstream, but what’s holding it back, what are the biggest concerns of technology decision makers? Are industry leaders choosing public, private or hybrid clouds? Canonical has commissioned Forrester Consulting to explore enterprise cloud platform trends and adoption. Learn about: * Most popular cloud deployment and strategies * What percentage of enterprises are already utilizing IaaS/PaaS * The desired goals and benefits of implementing various cloud models * What enterprises plan to do with their clouds * Enterprise top concerns about the cloud The report summarizes how decision makers really feel about the promise of greater flexibility, scalability, agility and cost savings offered by the Cloud. [Download eBook](http://ubunt.eu/AJukL2) [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### From raw data to intelligent actions: inside our next-gen AI analytics data lake stack](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/inside-our-next-gen-ai-analytics-data-lake-stack) At Canonical, we believe organisations should be able to unlock the full value of their data without giving up control. That principle is at the heart of our next-generation... [Rob Gibbon](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/robgibbon) 18 September 2026 [### Beyond the 10-year mark: Extending Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS security coverage](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/extending-ubuntu-pro-16-04-coverage) A decade ago, Canonical launched Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (codenamed “Xenial Xerus”). As a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, it comes with 5 years of standard security coverage, which... [Carlos Bravo](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/carlos-bravo) 17 September 2026 [### Network disaggregation in telecommunication transport networks](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/network-disaggregation) Telecommunications networks have traditionally been built from tightly integrated systems. A router vendor supplies the forwarding hardware, network operating system (NOS),... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 16 September 2026 [### Bring Zenoh to ROS 2 with snaps](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/bring-zenoh-to-ros-2-with-snaps) ROS 2 gives robotics developers the freedom to choose the middleware that fits their system. As a communication protocol for ROS, Zenoh has gained strong traction. It delivers... [gbeuzeboc](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/gbeuzeboc) 15 September 2026