
Research from Sterling Commerce suggests that over 75% of major European organisations are planning some form of cloud based B2B integration in 2010.
The research is based on interviews with 300 senior IT executives in France Germany and the UK.
Over 50% of respondents stated that cost reduction and predictability are the main drivers. However, they continue to be concerned with security issues around cloud computing.
Earlier research highlighted that 85% of companies interviewed wanted to keep a copy of their data outside of their SaaS provider - see Safeguard your data from disputes with Cloud Service Providers.