Research Report: Cloud Trends In 2011 And Beyond
Abstract As we enter 2011, the expectations surrounding the growth of cloud based services are very high. In spite of the unwarranted hype and FUD surrounding the cloud based services in 2008 and 2009, the past year saw some level of maturity in both the cloud services itself and, also, in the discussions surrounding cloud [...]
Why Public Clouds Will Eventually Win The Game
Long term readers of this blog know my views on public vs private cloud debate. I believe that private clouds may dominate over public clouds among the enterprises in the short run but, in the long run, most of the workloads will move to the public clouds. The cloud economics will be a major driving [...]
IDC Prediction: SaaS Revenue Growth 6X Faster Than All Software
Those who follow SaaS market closely know that SaaS growth rate is amazing and we are seeing more and more enterprise adoption. This belief has been confirmed by a new IDC study which predicts that SaaS is on a tear with its revenues at 6X growth rate than all software. It should also be noted [...]
Business Intelligence Iceland: Skyrr Fall Conference in Reykjavik
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Cloud Computing Outside the US
Information Week has an article that talks about the difference between the US and European Cloud Computing markets. The article points out to some numbers given by The 451 Group’s William Fellows The 451 Group’s William Fellows in a “Cloud Outlook 2010″ Webcast, says that 57% of spending on cloud computing is done in the [...]
Gartner Says Cloud Computing Is The Top Technology Trend In 2010
The analyst firm Gartner has predicted that Cloud Computing will be the top most technology area IT should concentrate in the year 2010 (Story via Stephen Shankland of CNET). Last year, Cloud Computing stood at # 3 spot behind Virtualization and BI. Even though it is a good news for cloud computing vendors, I am [...]
