2013: Two warnings to cloud computing

At the end of the year, the news of the New Years ' predictions is overwhelming, but if we look for an article at this time last year, we will know that most predictions have not come true. But people, as always, in the time to do these seemingly useless kung fu, nothing is our future with a beautiful vision, and the courage to explore the world unknown.

These days, I am constantly receiving emails about people's 2013 http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/13903.html "> Cloud computing predictions." I deleted the mail without even opening it. Why? These so-called predictions are some of the most obvious and simple predictions around the cloud computing industry. The fact is that cloud computing is a very complex industry, like an onion, peeling off one layer and one layer. Worst of all, since most predictions come from technology suppliers, their predictions tend to refer only to the good.

This is not to say that cloud computing will not grow at a high rate in 2013, it certainly will. However, not everything is so beautiful and fully aware that its negative predictions are important to everyone who uses cloud computing.

In the spirit of constructive realism, I will discuss with you the two slightly conservative trend forecasts for cloud computing in the coming 2013.

1, Cloud Computing in the 2013 price war will eliminate many small suppliers. I don't know if you've noticed that Amazon has cut prices three times times in the last one months. Google followed, then Microsoft. As large cloud service providers try to gain more market share, the bottom line of cloud computing competition is price warfare.

The downside is that smaller suppliers do not have huge financial support, and investors fret that they will not be able to make money for a short time. Many of them will run on low cloud computing profits or unprofitable, while more small suppliers are forced to exit the market directly.

The good news for larger providers is that once a small provider exits the market, you can start to raise the price. Well, it sounds a lot like the script of a big warehouse store that crushes competitors. So we're here to warn cloud adopters not to focus only on low price standards.

In 2, 2013, cloud computing skills shortages will destroy more projects than we expected. In recent years, the lack of cloud computing talent in the market has left only a relatively small number of cloud geeks engaged in the job. As a result, many cloud projects will not be able to find cloud architects, developers, and other security professionals since this year, as well as other relevant people who need to complete their tasks. Low levels of people are equal to low levels of success and are an impediment to implementing cloud computing commitments.

Now, of course, everyone wants to restructure their cloud skills and eventually make the number of qualified candidates close to the number of job requirements. But it wasn't until early 2015 that I didn't think it would happen. Over the next few years, we will probably continue to see a lot of cloud project failures due to human error.

In addition to the above two points, we should have a better 2013. Everyone is looking forward to the day of the clouds to rain.

(Responsible editor: Schpeppen)