In a survey conducted in 2025, around 86 and 77 percent of SMBs stated that the main challenge their businesses face are managing cloud spend and security respectively. Moreover, 70 percent selected managing software licenses as a challenge to overcome in cloud environment.
Small to medium-sized businesses (SMB) cloud challenges worldwide in 2025
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