Cloud Unstoppable: 2015 Cloud computing trend forecast

Cloud computing is a concept that has been mentioned for a long time, and the idea and practice of cloud computing is subverting the traditional it architecture. In 2014, as the cloud platform of several large cloud service companies entered the large-scale actual use stage, cloud even already became the irreversible trend.

Into the 2015, the cloud computing revolution will continue. With all aspects of the cloud computing industry already aware of the power of cloud computing, the 2015 cloud computing market will be more lively.

1, Internet enterprises will continue to lead the IT infrastructure cloud accelerated

Cloud computing can be said to be the lifeblood of the Internet enterprise blood flow. Cloud computing is being created in this environment because of the need for a large scale of services to be resilient enough.

Cloud computing was first proposed by Google, and its core is the Internet of IT infrastructure. Instead of focusing on the underlying hardware, users can quickly deploy the applications they need by focusing on the implementation of the application level. Although the concept of cloud computing was first proposed by Google, the real cloud computing is a very good scale, industrialized company is Amazon.

Whether it's Google or Amazon, Cloud computing's dominant companies have been internet companies, not traditional IT companies. This is still the same in the domestic market for cloud computing.

The boss of the domestic cloud computing market, is currently recognized as the earliest layout-related areas of Alibaba. Alibaba provides the most complete cloud computing products in the country, the market share is also the highest, this advantage in a short time estimated that no other home can shake.

Cloud computing is a large-scale business, no scale can not achieve the full use of resources, reduce costs, it is difficult to survive in the fierce competition. To achieve the scale of the need for a lot of investment, the current domestic ability to play with Alibaba, it is estimated that only Tencent and Baidu have left.

Tencent has been independent of the Tencent Cloud in 2013, specializing in the field of cloud computing. Tencent cloud mainly originated from Tencent's previous infrastructure services for its gaming service providers, in the game field matching relatively complete. After opening up, Tencent also launched several rounds of price war challenge Aliyun in 2014. Tencent's strong background and focus on the field of gaming, Tencent cloud its ability can not be underestimated.

Baidu previously in the cloud computing field did not directly into the underlying IAAS layer, Baidu in the SaaS layer provides a large number of developer services: positioning, cloud push, cloud storage and so on. These services are heavily used by developers but do not form a strong cloud-computing brand. However, Baidu opened cloud Web site found that Baidu in the infrastructure area of cloud computing is also ready, its IaaS, PAAs cloud services have been a large number of the beginning of the public test: Clouds server, load Balancing, CDN, database, object storage, messaging services are a lot. There are even mapreduce large data processing services.

In addition to bat, Jinshan, Beijing-east, Shanda and so on have launched their own cloud computing services, similar to Qingyun, Ucloud's pioneering cloud computing company has also made great strides in development. From the current situation, Internet companies in the field of cloud computing has entered a combat phase, the 2015 Internet will continue to become the leader in the field of cloud computing.

2, the traditional it enterprises will quickly follow up, sell goods, serve both hands grasping

In the cloud computing tide, the most worried must be the traditional IT companies. Cloud computing is now mostly based on the leasing of resources, the traditional IT service model is being broken, traditional to sell equipment, software licensing as the core business model in the cloud era no longer work.

The mode of selling service and selling equipment and authorization can be said to be completely opposite. The previous IT service provider always wanted customers to buy better, more advanced, more equipment, and then over time to constantly update the equipment and software, thereby making huge profits from it.

The service leasing model is completely different, customers always want to use the most flexible solution to meet their business needs, do not waste to become the focus of IT infrastructure investment. The continued escalation of the service has become a necessary option for the customer to choose the appropriate service, not an additional charge.

Traditional IT vendors are not no market, in fact, from the market size, traditional it vendors, especially hardware manufacturers, its market size is expanding. The 2014 wave, Huawei, Lenovo, the dawn, Pao and other server manufacturers to improve the performance is very large. But its customers are often not the same as the old one, and their clients become the Internet cloud computing enterprises mentioned above. These enterprises provide cloud services to other enterprises through high-volume procurement or standardized or customized equipment. In this process, it vendors become indirect suppliers from direct suppliers, and the initiative weakens.

To break Internet companies ' control over cloud computing platforms, it vendors need to come out and do cloud computing solutions. We can see that Huawei, Lenovo, wave and other major IT vendors are starting to build their own public cloud services, but compared with the internet companies, these companies are still in the water testing phase of the cloud, from large-scale commercial distance is still relatively far.

2015, the traditional IT enterprises will be vigorously invested to build their own cloud services platform, in order to grasp the initiative and direct contact with customers. However, the traditional IT companies to make the relevant business at the same time, obviously no internet companies to so brisk.

3, IDC and other basic service providers will be integrated

Internet infrastructure services such as IDC can be said to have not changed much over the years. For most IDC enterprises, they have become accustomed to selling domain names, selling (renting) virtual host, selling (rent) independent host, host, domain name mailbox and other conventional business. These businesses are losing their appeal in the cloud era. In addition to domain name registration, most cloud services can replace traditional IDC services in terms of experience or price.

Of course, like the traditional IT vendors, IDC provides the basic Internet access and hosting services are required by any Internet-connected enterprises, especially in the case of IDC license plate scarcity, IDC has its irreplaceable role.

However, the role of IDC enterprises will be greatly changed, IDC will be less and more directly to the end user, and become a large cloud service provider provider.

2009 Alibaba has been China million network acquisition, the current million network has become Aliyun infrastructure provider, the traditional IDC business has begun to gradually exit.

At the end of 2014, Millet Jinshan 300 million dollar investment in the century interconnection, for Jin Shanyun and Millet cloud services to lay the groundwork. Century interconnection is also Microsoft Cloud service Azure in China operator. Century interconnection is also becoming a part of cloud computing as well as a net.

And compared to the million network and century interconnection, the Western Digital, American Orange and other traditional IDC manufacturer's business has not changed much. Although also adapt to the trend of the introduction of the relevant cloud hosting services, but always let people have a virtual host/vps new bottled old wine feeling.

2015, with the further development of cloud computing, it can be foreseen that the traditional IDC manufacturers will usher in a wave of integration. The strength of cloud computing manufacturers in order to ensure their own computer room control and access to customers, will consider mergers and acquisitions or investment in traditional IDC. Traditional IDC's original business will also be challenged, but as a basic service provider, IDC's overall market size may also grow, but its existing form and the previous play is not the same, IDC and other basic services will be packaged into other manufacturers of cloud services, rather than selling directly.

4, the network agent's good day is over

In the era of virtual machine/vps, small IDC agents can be said to be a very common existence. These companies themselves do not need any infrastructure inputs, and only a few business people need to be able to operate.

The traditional IDC will basically provide agent mode, in becoming an agent of IDC, do a set of Web site skin, you can start to do their own IDC business. IDC Agent Model helps IDC reduce marketing pressure, spread the brand risk, can be said to be in the IDC era very successful business model.

Enter the "virtual host" in Baidu, you can find countless service providers. Most of these service chambers are agents of some large IDC. But in the field of cloud computing, the service providers that can be found are basically few.

Cloud computing is a scale of business, the larger the scale, the lower the cost. Cloud services are also a business based on trust, and powerful and credible brands are also essential.

The high demand for scale and brand determines that the traditional agent mode is fading. Cloud services, including Amazon and Microsoft, do not have a proxy model like the traditional IDC. Can imagine that in 2015 there will be a large number of IDC Network agent exit agent business.

In conclusion, time goes by 2015, no one doubts the trend and energy of cloud computing. And companies from different angles into cloud computing in this year will enter a real battle. Internet companies will do their best to keep their lead; traditional IT companies will not be willing to be a supplier to fight back; consolidation is intensifying and basic Internet service providers will be transformed; some old business models will be discarded in the new wave of revolutions. In short, the 2015 cloud computing market is not too calm, a new era of cloud is coming.