Lack of awareness a key barrier to Cloud usage: MYOB

11.10.2012
The key concern for SMBs when it comes to the Cloud seems to be a lack of Cloud knowledge.

This is according to a recent MYOB national study, titled MYOB Business Monitor, which found it to be a key barrier to Cloud usage for almost half of the 79 per cent of small and medium business managers who said they do not use it.

The safety and security of data in the Cloud was also found to be a concern among the same proportion.

MYOB CEO, Tim Reed, says this is due to most SMB business owners "wearing many hats," where they are often the expert of diverse areas such as marketing, sales, financial management and IT.

"Our research shows one in four SMBs feel they don't know enough about the issues surrounding Cloud computing to make the right business decisions, and one in six lack the confidence to explore it," he said.

"Perhaps just as concerning is that one in five are interested but say there are other more important business priorities to take care of first."