Half of world’s population headed for the cloud
May 19, 2014
Grazed from FierceCIO. Author: David Weldon.
Nearly half of the world’s population will be using cloud computing services in some fashion by 2018, according to a new study by Juniper Research. In its report, Cloud Computing–Consumer Markets: Strategies and Forecasts 2014-2018, the research firm estimates that there are currently 2.4 billion people using cloud-based services in one form or another. But that number is expected to rise to 3.6 billion according to the study.
"The analysts said that advances in cloud storage, music and games would propel this figure over the next few years," says an article at Cloud Pro. "It is said that the bulk of revenues in consumer cloud services would be from streaming services, while cloud storage services find attracting paying subscribers a struggle."…
Meanwhile, a KPMG report on the future of investment banking has concluded that cloud computing is one of the "most disruptive forces in business in the past 20 years," says an article at Computer Weekly. The report advises banking institutions to move away from traditional methods of doing business and embrace cloud and other new technologies….
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