‘The global market for cloud computing will be worth US $82.9 billion in 2016’ says Visiongain

Aug. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- The cloud services market is thriving with numerous offerings from a spate of diverse vendors. This dynamic market is quickly maturing and presenting a number of market opportunities for vendors and businesses alike. The broad variety of innovative solutions in software, platforms and infrastructure means that there is a cloud service available for many different business demands, ranging from simple off-site data storage to more complex software development on cloud platforms.
The visiongain report helps businesses find their way around a vast and increasingly populated market by presenting a comprehensive breakdown of the current vendor landscape in the three major cloud services: SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) and IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service). The research will help businesses better understand the different services on offer and the suitability of the each service type and deployment model to specific business needs. Readers will discover the key drivers and advantages as well as the limitations of cloud infrastructures.
This new visiongain report analyses the current enterprise cloud services markets in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. SaaS services represent the largest share of the cloud services market, representing 69% of all services in 2011. The popularity of SaaS services is driving increased interest in IaaS and PaaS services as businesses become more comfortable with the cloud. Awareness of data protection legislation, terms and conditions of SLA (Service Level Agreements) and a better understanding of the nature of cloud services is shaping the cloud ecosystem and paving the way for market consolidation. This report offers an overview of the key players in the different cloud submarkets and their service offerings.
The report gives a holistic view of cloud computing and its relevance to the business segment, with a critical analysis of how companies can effectively leverage the cloud to best suit their needs. The report looks at established, emerging and innovating vendors, their different offerings and the current and future value of the cloud market on a global and regional level.

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary
E.1 Cloud Computing - New Concept Using Existing Technology
E.2 Driving Enterprise IT Migration
E.3 Risks Barring Adoption
E.4 A Maturing Provider Landscape
E.5 Successfully Leveraging the Cloud for SMBs
E.6 Points Emerged from this Research

1. The Role of Cloud Services in Business

2. The Enterprise Approach to Cloud

3. Trends in Cloud Computing

4. The Market for Cloud Services

5. Understanding the Provider Landscape

6. Conclusions


Tables, Charts & Figures
Table 1.1 Challenges of Traditional IT Departments
Table 2.1 Cloud Benefits: Elasticity, Self-Service & Agility
Table 3.1 Public Cloud vs. Private Cloud
Table 4.1 SaaS Regional CAGR
Table 5.1 AWS Cloud Offerings
Table 6.1 Chromebook vs. Office 365

Figure 1.1 Grid Computing
Figure 2.1 IBM Survey on Mobile Software Application Development
Figure 3.1 Public Cloud Use
Figure 4.1 Willingness to Consider ERP Deployment Options
Figure 5.1 Microsoft Windows Azure Platform
Chart 2.1 Current IT Spending 2011
Chart 3.1 Companies' Position in Relation to Cloud Computing March 2011
Chart 4.1 Global Cloud Services Market Forecast 2011 - 2016
Chart 5.1 Cloud Service Vendors - Market Penetration 2011


ENDS

Notes for Editors

If you are interested in a more detailed overview of this report, please send an e-mail to sara.peerun@visiongainglobal.com or call her on +44 (0) 207 336 6100

About visiongain

Visiongain is one of the fastest growing and most innovative independent media companies in Europe. Based in London, UK, visiongain produces a host of business-2-business conferences, newsletters, management reports and e-zines focusing on the Telecoms, Energy, Pharmaceutical, Defence, Materials sectors.

Visiongain publishes reports produced by its in-house analysts, who are qualified experts in their field. Visiongain has firmly established itself as the first port-of-call for the business professional, who needs independent, high quality, original material to rely and depend on.

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Visiongain is one of the fastest growing and most innovative independent media companies in Europe. Based in London, UK, visiongain produces a host of business-2-business conferences, newsletters, management reports and e-zines focusing on the Telecoms, Energy, Pharmaceutical, Defence, Materials sectors.

Visiongain publishes reports produced by its in-house analysts, who are qualified experts in their field. Visiongain has firmly established itself as the first port-of-call for the business professional, who needs independent, high quality, original material to rely and depend on.