This statistic shows the workload primary environments for specialized business process functions in organizations worldwide today and in two years. As of 2018, on-premises "traditional" resources and infrastructure is the most prevalent environment for specialized business process functions, with 42 percent of respondents stating that organization made use of this workload environment.
Workload primary environments for specialized business process functions in organizations worldwide in 2018 and 2020
Characteristic
Software as a service (SaaS) and hosted applications
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)/ platform as a service (PaaS)/ public cloud
Hosted private cloud
Hosted non-cloud infrsstructure
On-premises private cloud IT resources and infrastructure
On-premises "traditional" resources and infrastructure
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following best describes the primary environment used to operate your organization's (workload) today?;
Which of the following best describes the primary environment in which your organization's (workload) will be operated two years form now?"
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451 Research. (November 28, 2018). Workload primary environments for specialized business process functions in organizations worldwide in 2018 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947558/worldwide-specialized-business-process-functions-primary-environments/
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451 Research. (2018). Workload primary environments for specialized business process functions in organizations worldwide in 2018 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947558/worldwide-specialized-business-process-functions-primary-environments/
451 Research. "Workload Primary Environments for Specialized Business Process Functions in Organizations Worldwide in 2018 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947558/worldwide-specialized-business-process-functions-primary-environments/
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