February 1 to April 15, 2012 February 1 to April 1, 2013
Number of respondents
n(2012) = 9,300*<br>n(2013) = 9,600*
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The survey included readers of CIO and CSO magazines and clients of PwC. In total (9,300 in 2012) 9,600 CEOs, CFOs, CISOs, CIOs, CSOs, vice presidents, and directors of IT and information security from 115 different countries.
Citation formats
Survey: use of cloud computing services within businesses 2012-2013
PwC conducts a survey each year of businesses around the world, asking if they use cloud services such as SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS. Through the survey it was found that the share of businesses using PaaS increased from 29 percent in 2012, to 37 percent in 2013.
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