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PATTERNS OF CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE USAGE AMONG ISVS
GLG's research indicated that ISVs use cloud infrastructure services for a variety of purposes, both to support
their internal operations and to provide products and services to their customers.
• 93% use cloud infrastructure for storing data associated with their revenue-generating products and
services
• 89% conduct key product development activities using cloud infrastructure
• 84% use cloud infrastructure as their primary means of deploying and operating their revenue-
generating products and services
Respondents further indicated that they used a broad range of cloud services, to support both their revenue-
generating products and their internal business operations:
Use of Cloud Infrastructure Services
(% Selecting Among Total Respondents, Listed in Descending Order by Current Use)
Cloud storage
95%
Virtual computing environments
85%
10%
Cloud database services
83%
Analytics
83%
API management
80%
Serverless compute functions
Content delivery
77%
User authentication and management
76%
Virtual networking
69%
Application catalogs
59%
Messaging and queuing
55%
Device simulation
52%
Currently using
Not currently using, but
plan to in next 1-3 years
Not using
9%
8%
10%
7%
11%
9%
77%
11%
12%
16%
7%
21%
16%
15%
22%
19%
27%
18%
17%
31%
In selecting a cloud service provider, ISVs largely prioritize service reliability, security, and support for
developers.
