7 Predictions for Cloud Computing in 2013 That Make Perfect Sense

Grazed from Forbed. Author: Joe McKendrick.

Every year at this time, analysts, prognosticators and pundits alike try to size up the year ahead in technology. And — no surprise — cloud computing is this year’s hottest topic. Cloud is already a force to be reckoned with on the business technology scene — IT executives, vendors and analysts alike are trying to keep up to determine what it all really means and where it is taking us.

To that end, I culled analysts’ prediction lists for 2013 and identified some practical predictions that are likely to come to pass, if they haven’t done so already. Here are some of the predictions that really make sense:…

1) More hosted private clouds: They’re not on-premises, but they’re not public shared services either. Over the coming year, there will be a movement to private clouds manged by someone else, off-premises, says IDC’s Chris Morris. It will be more cost effective as well, IDC says. “For critical applications, only a secure, non-shared private cloud will pass all compliance requirements. Initial enterprise strategies for on-premises private cloud environments have been limited by cost and time overruns and while [virtual private cloud] solutions have provided an effective solution for some organizations.”…

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