Digital Ocean conducted a survey with 2,400 IT decision-makers in 48 countries. Among the respondents who reported increased cloud usage with the COVID-enforced digital acceleration, more than 80% of traditional and tech SMBs stated that their cloud usage continued to increase significantly in the following year. For traditional SMBs, keeping up with the technology curve is still one of their notable challenges. The results also reveal the need for simplicity for SMBs.