Public Cloud Trends in 2012


Forrester forecasts the market will grow from $25.5 billion in 2011 to $159.3 billion in 2020. Major trends in public cloud will be like:

  • Emphasis on Cloud Security
  • Adoption of services will be by informal (mid-market, SMB) buyer
  • Governance and compliance will gain more visibility
  • Inclination towards the IaaS and PaaS models
  • “Breaking the ice” phase is over.
  • Moved from hype to reality
  • High Performance Computing (HPC) in the cloud.
  • Double-edged sword: Better Services & Security issues
  • Public clouds converge and become more business-centric
  • Public cloud pricing structures are evolving, but not always as expected or for the better.
  • Public clouds are changing the IT service management (ITSM) landscape.
  • ITSM technology has a big role to play in managing public clouds.
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