The statistic shows the top selection criteria for cloud business applications in the United States and Germany as of April 2018. Around 63 percent of end-user respondents stated that "quality and reliability" was either important or very important when it came to selecting cloud business applications. Alternately, data security was the most important criterion for respondent independent software vendors (ISVs).
Top selection criteria for cloud business applications in the United States and Germany as of April 2018*
30 industrial software ISVs that specifically target the manufacturing industry and 100 end-user organizations in Germany and the United States
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How significant for your organization are the following selection criteria for cloud business applications?; How significant are the following selection criteria?"
*Percentage of respondents ranking the item as important or very important
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IDC. (September 23, 2018). Top selection criteria for cloud business applications in the United States and Germany as of April 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/918280/united-states-germany-cloud-business-applications-selection-criteria/
IDC. "Top selection criteria for cloud business applications in the United States and Germany as of April 2018*." Chart. September 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918280/united-states-germany-cloud-business-applications-selection-criteria/
IDC. (2018). Top selection criteria for cloud business applications in the United States and Germany as of April 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918280/united-states-germany-cloud-business-applications-selection-criteria/
IDC. "Top Selection Criteria for Cloud Business Applications in The United States and Germany as of April 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918280/united-states-germany-cloud-business-applications-selection-criteria/
IDC, Top selection criteria for cloud business applications in the United States and Germany as of April 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918280/united-states-germany-cloud-business-applications-selection-criteria/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Top selection criteria for cloud business applications in the United States and Germany as of April 2018* [Graph], IDC, September 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/918280/united-states-germany-cloud-business-applications-selection-criteria/
