Four Key Trends that will Impact Cloud Services in 2014
March 24, 2014
Grazed from BoxFreeIT. Author: Aimy Chen.
Large companies new to cloud computing favoured cloud services that provided more business value than just cost savings, strong security and customer support, technology research firm Ovum reported. “The conversation is now about how cloud can more precisely prove its business value once actually implemented within an enterprise – beyond providing near-term return on investment (ROI) and cost savings,” said the “2014 Trends to Watch: Cloud Services” Ovum report.
Vendors needed to collaborate with clients about a mix of in-house resource development and outsourced services in other areas. For example, a business might use public cloud storage for archived data and in-house storage for operational files. Enterprises contacted in the survey indicated they were considering moving more quickly to invest in infrastructure-as-a-service and software-as-a-service (IaaS and SaaS)…
Respondents said they would invest within 12 to 24 months compared to 36 months or more in previous surveys. “The rate of cloud adoption is quickly accelerating; cloud breaks through in virtually every customer conversation,” said John Madden, IT services practice leader and author of the Ovum report. There was a noticeable rise in cloud-based acquisitions, partnerships, and alliances throughout last year and similar levels of activity in 2014 was expected…
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