Little Risk, Yet Potential for Reward in the Cloud
April 8, 2014
Grazed from Fool. Author: William Alder.
While the cloud-computing market continues to grow, there appears to be some degree of blowback with the upcoming IPO of Box. While there are a few cloud-computing companies that are seeing far more investor buzz than profits, there are companies turning profits in the cloud.
Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) has a nice niche with its subscription cloud model, while IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have different, but successful cloud strategies. The three large-cap companies are diversified, but have solid positions within the cloud segment. They offer investors a less-risky alternative to the companies that are cloud-only, but still have the ability to capitalize on the anticipated growth in the cloud market…
Subscription model makes Adobe a cloud leader
Adobe has positioned itself to be one of the top performers in the cloud market. There was some skepticism surrounding the company’s focus on cloud offerings, but that has been erased with recent earnings reports. The transition from perpetually licensed software to a cloud-based subscription model appears to be a success…
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