Multinational corporations (MNCs) have increased their uptake of cloud services by 60 per cent in the past 12 months, according to new Ovum report entitled What MNCs want: adoption of cloud services.

The survey questioned senior managers at 102 multinationals, each with at least three locations in different countries, and a minimum of 10,000 employees.

Some 45 per cent of multinationals are using the cloud for at least some element of their key IT services, the study found.

"We believe the majority of MNCs are currently between early and adolescent adoption phases of cloud-based services, with broader and deeper adoption being contemplated," said Evan Kirchheimer, practice leader, enterprise services, Ovum.