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Cloud Computing: Demystifying The Technology: Objectives
Cloud Computing: Demystifying The Technology: Objectives
Objectives
Executive Summary
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Introduction
At the Gartner Emerging Technologies conference in 2008, analysts Daryl Plummer
and Thomas Bittman made a bold declaration that: By 2012, 80 percent of Fortune 1000
companies will pay for some cloud computing service, and 30 percent of them will pay
for cloud computing infrastructure.
In January 2010, Gartners prediction became more specific and even more
dramatic: By 2012, 20 percent of businesses will own no IT assets(Gartner, 2010).
Expert forecasts ranging from IDC and Forrester to Yankee Group and Redmonk paint a
similar picture (Simonds, 2009).
While it is always difficult to predict the future, the signs are appearing that cloud
computing is poised for a breakthrough. Before you bet your business on it, however, its
worth investigating the relationship between the excitement around new technologies
and actual investment.
Hype Cycle