An industry survey conducted in July 2016 to gain insight into SharePoint and Office 365 usage and deployment worldwide, found momentum building for cloud deployments.

It found that while most organisations are still using SharePoint 2013 (82% to be exact), there are signs of a shift in momentum towards the cloud. In fact, 61% of organisations are running either a hybrid or full cloud environment.

On the other hand, while Office 365 is gaining users on a consistent basis, those still adamantly clinging to on-premises versions, 36% of surveyed organisations to be precise, seem to be doing so based on concerns over cloud security. That speaks volumes about the future of SharePoint On-Premises and Office 365.

In collaboration with Nintex and Hyperfish, the survey was undertaken by Sharegate, developers of an Office 365 & SharePoint management tool.

On the importance of this survey, Simon De Baene, CEO at Sharegate, says: "At its core, it tells us that the industry needs to help users understand that moving to the cloud is the safest move they could make."

The full results are available here: share-gate.com/global-sharepoint-industry-study