Cloud Predictions 2014 : The road ahead for cloud potential

The cloud computing industry has come a long way in the last couple of years, and 2013 was certainly a transformative one.  But with 2013 behind us, everyone is looking forward to what 2014 will bring.  Naturally anywhere you look on the web where information technology articles are published, you are bound to find cloud predictions for 2014.  While Forrester is predicting that 2014 will see a resurgence of on-premise management software like Enterprise Resource Planning, others say cloud will dominate.  One thing that all seem to agree on is that we have not yet seen the full potential of cloud computing.

Cloud Tech recently published a list of its 12 favorite cloud predictions articles.  Here are the top five…

2014 Cloud Predictions

Analytics Eats the World in 2014 – Analytics will soon prove to be one of the most important weapons in a business’s arsenal according to George Mathew of Alteryx, at Wired.com.  He also hits his readers with some cloud predictions for 2012 like analysts will matter more than data scientists and big data will bring its A-game to marketing.

Changing Cloud Scapes in 2014 – Enterprise decision makers will stop debating whether or not cloud based software and services are secure and reliable enough to handle all their corporate needs, that’s according to SandHill.com in an article that offers up 10 fairly bold predictions.

Cloud computing experts forecast the market climate in 2014 – Some say market will begin to focus more on applications in the cloud rather than infrastructure. Others say Infrastructure as a Service will dominate cloud business.  And yet others say, no, it’s platform as a service that will be dominating in ’14.  This panelized article at TechTarget.com has a few top cloud experts answer the same three questions: what changes are coming for cloud? What provider will be the big winner?  And what will be the next big technology?  Like any good panel, none of them agree.

Cloud Computing Predictions for 2014: Cloud Joins The Formal IT Portfolio – SaaS becomes the new de facto for buying software.  Perimeter security will shift outside the perimeter.  Forrester’s throws its name in 2014 cloud predictions hat again in this article that features Forrester’s top ten predictions for 2014’s cloud.

10 Cloud Computing Predictions for 2014 – This article is featured on CIO.com and offers ten big predictions along with in-depth analysis. Some of the more interesting cloud predictions include cloud brokerage coming into focus, private cloud will have its moment of truth and more businesses will become software companies.

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