This chapter is based on results from the Survey on e-Commerce and ICT 2020, which was conducted in the first half of 2020. This survey covers enterprises with 10 or more persons engaged in the Manufacturing, Construction and Selected Services sectors. It provides information on enterprises' purchases of Cloud Computing services. It also provides information on enterprises with e-Commerce sales and purchases.
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| Table 12.1 Purchase of Cloud Computing services by enterprises, 2018 and 20201 | ||
| % | ||
| 2018 | 2020 | |
| Purchase of any cloud computing services | 45 | 51 |
| of which - Storage of files | 35 | 44 |
| 35 | 43 | |
| Hosting the enterprise's database(s) | 24 | 30 |
| Office software | 28 | 28 |
| Finance or accounting software applications | 20 | 24 |
| Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software | 16 | 18 |
| Computing power to run the enterprise's own software | 10 | 15 |
| Source: CSO | ||
| 1Please note that enterprises may avail of more than one type of Cloud Computing service. | ||
Over half (51%) of enterprises in Ireland indicated that they purchased at least one type of Cloud Computing service in 2020. This compares to 45% of enterprises surveyed in 2018.
The most popular Cloud Computing services purchased in 2020 were the storage of files (44%) followed by E-mail at 43% and the hosting of enterprise database(s) at 30%.
| Percentage of enterprises with e-Commerce purchases | Percentage of enterprises with e-Commerce sales | |
| Small (10 to 49 persons engaged) | 49 | 35 |
| Medium (50 to 249 persons engaged) | 59 | 58 |
| Large (250+ persons engaged) | 70 | 61 |
Across all size classes in 2020, the proportion of enterprises with e-Commerce purchases was higher than those enterprises with e-Commerce sales. Small enterprises had the greatest difference (14%) between e-Commerce purchases and sales.
| e-Commerce purchases as a percentage of total enterprises | e-Commerce sales as a percentage of total enterprises | |
| Manufacturing sector | 55 | 48 |
| Construction sector | 48 | 15 |
| Selected services sectors | 51 | 40 |
In 2020, Manufacturing sector enterprises reported that 55% of enterprises had made e-Commerce purchases. This was slightly higher than the Selected services sector which indicated that 51% of enterprises made e-Commerce purchases. In the Construction sector, 48% of enterprises reported making e-Commerce purchases.
When looking at e-Commerce sales for detailed sectors, 15% of Construction enterprises reported e-Commerce sales. Selected services sectors reported that 40% of enterprises had e-Commerce sales, compared to 48% of Manufacturing enterprises.
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