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The future Cloud

When it comes to predicting the future as far as the world of computing goes, it seems no-one really knows for sure what to expect in ten or even five years’ time.

Take the emergence of the Cloud, for example. More companies than ever before are now adopting the technology and realizing its potential – allowing them to become more flexible, efficient and cost-effective.

Even in the relatively short space of time since its adoption became mainstream, developers have already worked hard to fine-tune the concept to suit as many users’ needs as possible.

The hybrid Cloud is one instance where this is certainly evident. With both the public and private models offering different advantages (and disadvantages), the hybrid allows businesses that are unsure about whether or not the technology is for them to tailor it to their needs, without the requirement of a massive system overhaul or investment – meaning the risk is minimal.

This effectively enables them to dip their toe in the water and see what works best – helping them to experience the scalability of the public Cloud with the security reassurances of the private network.

The next step

While it’s certainly a brave expert who attempts to forecast what the future holds for the market, this hasn’t stopped many from attempting to do so.

Recently, InfoWorld reported the International Data Corporation (IDC) was predicting Cloud computing would continue to expand over the coming years, with major global Cloud data centers forming a key part of the industry landscape.

Speaking at the IDC Directions conference in Silicon Valley in March, analyst Frank Gens said: “We know the last seven years, folks were building out global data centers. We haven’t seen anything yet. We’ll see a doubling of the footprint.”

This suggests the Cloud certainly hasn’t finished growing yet, with providers like Canopy continuing to support those who want to embrace the technology by developing means of making it even more accessible and easier to manage in the future.

Furthermore, IDC revealed the market was likely to experience a tenfold increase in new Cloud solutions to complement the third platform over the next four years, with Big Data, Cloud and mobile all featuring heavily.

The former is expected to be the focus of many future applications in p[articular. Circle Research published a study recently that indicated a large majority (82 per cent) of organizations that had collected such information were either putting it into practice or planning to do so at some point in the near future.

IDC has further backed this claim up by stating it expects between 75 and 80 per cent of new apps to be “data-intensive”.

In terms of which industries are likely to benefit most from the Cloud in years to come, a Markets and Markets report found it was only a matter of time before the healthcare sector widely adopted the technology.

Similarly, a Techaisle paper revealed an increasing number of midsize companies were now venturing into the Cloud as a way of helping them to grow their business, suggesting it is now perceived to be accessible to the vast majority, as opposed to just the larger corporations.

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