New research shows that companies adopting cloud computing believe the technology has lived up to the hype. A survey conducted by Tata Communications found that 85 per cent of businesses with over 500 employees believe cloud has helped their firm.

Cloud adoption in Europe increased by 43 per cent in 2014, new figures have revealed. According to the sixth Cloud Adoption and Risk report from Skyhigh Networks, there has been a dramatic upturn in both the range and volume of cloud services deployed, indicating greater confidence in this type of technology and knowledge of just what it can offer.

Data analytics and cloud computing, two of the hottest IT trends of the moment, are combining to fuel impressive growth in the cloud analytic market, new figures have suggested.

Cloud computing is increasingly set to be dominated by hybrid infrastructures, according to new research by leading cloud provider Oracle.

A new cloud computing report has revealed that shadow IT remains a key issue for organisations around the world. Shadow IT usage refers to applications and services being used by employees without the knowledge or clearance of the IT department. This introduces a new range of concerns when it comes to data security and collaboration across different IT platforms.

IT experts have made their predictions for how the cloud will develop over the coming year, with SDN, PaaS, speed and security all key influencers. To call cloud computing a major IT trend for 2015 would be inaccurate – given how well established it already is – but the cloud itself will witness many sub-trends of its own over the next 12 months.

Data breaches are still top of the list of issues companies are worried about in terms of IT security, according to a new report.

New research suggests that the global mobile cloud computing market will hit $46.9 billion (£30.1 billion) by 2019 as the industry continues to expand quickly. Research published by ReportsnReports.com forecasts that the sector will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37.8 per cent in the coming years, allowing it to increase in value from $9.3 billion in 2013.

Security is still at the top of the list of issues for companies concerned about cloud computing, according to a new report from KPMG.

New research shows that while financial services organisations are adopting cloud computing products, many are unaware of the security risks involved in using the technology. According to a new report from Skyhigh Networks, the average bank was using 844 cloud services throughout its network during the third quarter of this year.