2013 Cloud Computing 10 predictions

Industry analysts pointed out that the cloud testing phase has ended, in 2013, companies need to start to seriously implement the cloud strategy, and the appropriate workload to the public cloud. Here are 10 predictions we'll wait to see in 2013. ,

1. The rise of mixed clouds

As companies begin to consider which applications to put on the public cloud and which applications to put on the private cloud, it executives will soon find that the hybrid cloud will be the most reasonable choice.

2, Amazon's rivals will begin to decline

Experts say many companies jumping into the public cloud IaaS market will probably not survive in 2013 because Amazon is too competitive. Margins are low, and if providers are unable to deliver differentiated and valuable services, it is likely to decline.

3, mixed cloud management becomes the key problem

Once an enterprise migrates to a mixed cloud, a key issue will be that it executives must have the ability to manage public and private cloud infrastructures. Thankfully, there are third-party cloud integration management companies that can help.

4. Cloud Brokers and integration centers will be exploding

IDC predicts that in 2015, the SaaS model will cost $1 per 6 dollars of packaged software, and $1 for every 5 dollars of apps. So who will be in charge of these applications? Cloud Services Brokerage! Who is responsible for the security and audit development of these applications? who uses similar applications to establish business-to-business relationships with partners? Gather into the center!

5, large data become larger

Big Data--massive unstructured data analysis and cloud computing's infinite computing power. Many large vendors have entered the field, notably the HP takeover of Vertica and AUTONOMY,IBM acquisitions Netezza and the EMC acquisition Greenplum. Start-ups in large data analysis are also being generated.

6, Software Definition Network (SDN) become mainstream

VMware spent $1 billion for SDN start-up Nicera in July, and last month Cisco invested 1.2 billion dollars for Meraki, allowing the network system to be managed through the cloud. What does all this mean? All of these actions indicate that, in 2013, SDN will be redefined.

7. The hybrid cloud security option will

As companies migrate to mixed clouds, providers will make two efforts to keep pace with cloud security: providing a secure product based on traditional hardware for local access, and providing secure, security-as-a-service products for mobile devices to support security. IDC predicts that in the next 3 years, the mix of cloud deployments will account for a total of 60% of all cloud computing deployments. IDC also predicts that the market will grow to $3.3 billion trillion in 2016.

8. Services based on IaaS will grow

Industry standards in the IaaS area will be extended to include, for example, WAN optimization, i.e. services (optimization-as-a-service), load Balancing, or service (load Balancing-as-a-service). "It's not a problem to do this locally, it's about how to make them cheaper and more efficient on the cloud," he said. ”

9. The downtime problem will appear

No matter how good the company's cloud service providers are, companies should be prepared for backup. Cloud service interruption problem is certainly possible, if the enterprise can be more prepared for this, it is certainly good. Interruption of service This kind of accident is difficult to predict, so enterprise must have good backup plan.

10, gaming will promote sales and customer service

By 2014, Gartner predicts, 70% of all Fortune 2000 companies will have at least one cloud-based application to influence employee and customer behavior based on business principles. The concept of gameplay is to apply game design principles to applications that are not game-type, making them more interesting, participatory and appealing. Applications in the business world include promoting sales, encouraging the sharing of information among employees and their partners, and higher customer service satisfaction.

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