Who Wants Cloud Computing Other Than SAP for EDI?

In this article by Gartner's Thomas Bittman, he answers the question on which industries are most interested in cloud computing. He answers the question by listing the industries that have asked Gartner the most questions about cloud computing.

I am interested in this question as well since SAP has been strongly pushing their co-owned EDI exchange called Crossgate that operates in a cloud computing model.

Here is the list from Mr. Bittman:

1. Financial services (12%)
2. Manufacturing (10%)
3. Business and management services (10%)
4. Telecommunications and equipment (9%)
5. Government (7%)
6. Insurance (6%)
7. Oil, gas and electric (5%)
8. Professional/specialized services (5%)
9. Schools and education services (4%)
10. Food (4%)
11. Retail (4%)
12. Healthcare (4%)
13. Media (3%)
14. Chemical and pharmaceutical (3%)
15. Military and National Security (3%)
16. Freight services (2%)
17. Energy management (2%)
18. Membership organizations (2%)
19. Commercial physical research (1%)
20. Other (4%)

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Author Kevin Benedict
Independent EDI, B2B and Mobile Computing Consultant
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