The 10 most dramatic cloud computing impacts to emerge in 2013

According to leading cloud computing industry experts, the market shift has shifted from software as a service to infrastructure as a service (IaaS) as the cloud computing market continues to evolve, giving organizations more choices and opportunities to manage them Own solutions and services.

IaaS is a configuration mode in which organizations access computing resources on demand, including storage, hardware, servers, and networking components.

Kevin Jackson, vice president and general manager of cloud services at provider NJVC, which provides information services to organizations, said at the same time that organizations are still learning how to extend Platform as a Service (a delivery model for software development) to custom application development .

Earlier this year, Jackson predicted the 10 most dramatic cloud computing implications to emerge in 2013. He recently reviewed mid-year projections of these forecasts and forecasts how cloud computing will continue to grow by 2014.

1. Cloud technology will converge

Increased focus on infrastructure as a service and increased awareness of IT infrastructure build, buy or lease decisions. This will lead to more opportunities and choices for the organization and will drive the need for more analytics and a deeper understanding of how cloud computing technologies can be used to improve mission performance.

2. Custom software

Although PaaS technology is maturing, the market is still learning how to extend the PaaS concept into custom software development. The development of the best DevOps business model and operating model is likely to drive widespread deployment next year. This trend will push federal system integrators to deploy PaaS. Suppliers that use PaaS to deliver custom software products will enjoy significant cost advantages.

3. Integration will become the new "killer application"

Cloud service brokers are becoming a key part of managing a mixed-enterprise IT environment, and a new member of the cloud, Cloud Access Security Brokers, is becoming an important complementary brokerage service. As cloud service standardization becomes more common, federated system integrators will rapidly evolve into government service integrators to provide fully integrated and secure cloud service solutions on demand.

4. India and outsourcing countries will promote the widespread deployment of PaaS

Major outsourcing countries are exploring ways to use PaaS to reduce development costs and increase profits, which have a direct impact on whether they can become preferred suppliers. Security concerns and the need to protect old jobs in the country may result in a decrease in global offshore outsourcing. However, the cost savings associated with offshore outsourcing may be driving its deployment. Refusing to use outsourced services and curbing user demand for software developers is economically impractical for many purchasing agencies.

5. The main data center will experience the "survival of the fittest" part

Data center consolidation will continue to happen. Smaller regional data centers will complement the work of very large data centers. These regional data centers will provide caching and local storage services. Organizations will feel the pressure of increasing pressure as they need to consider abandoning their government-owned data centers.

6. Medical IT will use PaaS to replace niche applications

The Obamacare (Obamacare Act) will come into full force in 2014 and next year will be a major turning point in healthcare-related technologies. The integration of secure cloud services and the strong protection of digital medical information are all necessary components of medical information delivery. CIOs will need to turn their attention to real-world case studies to ensure compliance with the Obama Medical Insurance Act.

7. Organizations will quickly adopt cloud service brokers

Cloud service brokers and cloud access security agents are becoming an important complementary service. IT is currently struggling to learn these skills, or working with outsiders to access these services. In this multi-procurement environment, management tools are essential. To better handle the new paradigm of hybrid IT, the government will also need to re-examine and update its security policies to move from an infrastructure-centric to a data-centric security posture.

8. The U.S. government will reconsider the major IT contracts

According to the latest Gartner analysis, federal agencies are canceling large, comprehensive contracts and moving to shorter-term, performance-based contracts. The move is expected to reduce the "monopoly power" of incumbent federal system integrators and stimulate them to change their business model and solution offerings. The limited financial and fiscal contraction will contribute to the development of this trend.

9. Cloud computing brings change

Cloud computing is revolutionizing every business model. A substantial reduction in IT costs will help the government deal effectively with the rising fiscal pressure. Cloud computing will also allow the government to provide more valuable services.

10. Cloud deployment will evolve from a choice to a prerequisite

Cloud computing is a rapidly growing multi-billion dollar business. Amazon has the ability to challenge IBM to compete for 600 million U.S. federal cloud project, marking a new era of cloud computing advent. Smaller and more flexible cloud service providers will stimulate competition for widespread deployment of cloud computing.