Less cloudy outlook -- demand for on-premises software isn't going away

Despite the rise in cloud-based applications, on-premises software continues to show significant growth and demand from enterprise customers. A new report from Dimensional Research sponsored by Replicated shows customer demand for on-premises software is equal to that for public cloud, and more than 90 percent of software companies surveyed say their on-premises sales continue to rise. The survey of over 400 software vendor engineers, CTOs, CIOs, and other decision-makers also shows more than 70 percent of those who don’t currently offer an on-premises option are already planning to in the near future. 'In the past few years we've experienced a… [Continue Reading]