How the Cloud Is Changing the IT Business Climate
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How the Cloud Is Changing the IT Business Climate
The cloud is starting to dominate the IT landscape, and half the workload in the cloud represents use cases that were not available in the client/server era. -
The Size of the Greater Cloud
IDC predicts that greater cloud spending will exceed $500 billion by 2020. Those projections include the value of the both the cloud platforms and the IT services required to deliver them. -
Public Cloud Usage
IDC forecasts public cloud spending will show a 19% compound annual growth rate, reaching $141 billion by 2019. -
The Cloud Is Pervasive
More than three-quarters (78%) of organizations said they have or intend to deploy cloud technologies as of late 2015. A full 70% of CIOs will have adopted a "cloud-first" purchasing mentality by 2016. -
Assessing Cloud Dominance
IDC estimates that some form of the cloud accounts for almost 30% of IT spending. In 24 months, that number is forecast to be 43%. In addition, by 2019, IDC expects that 40% of all software will be subscription-based. -
Cloud Creates New Opportunities
IDC estimates that 50% of cloud applications and services will be for use cases that were not addressed in the client/server era. -
Where the IT Infrastructure Is Going
IDC estimates the cloud will account for 43% of total server shipments by 2017. By 2016, more than 50% of compute and 70% of storage capacity will be installed in hyper-scale data centers. -
Where Cloud Funding Comes From
IDC estimates that either directly or indirectly the business side of organizations now fund 61% of all IT projects. -
Making the Cloud Purchasing Decision
A full 65% of B2B buyers usually engage a sales rep only after they've made a purchase decision. The cloud is clearly changing the way IT is not only consumed, but just as significantly for the channel the way IT services are actually acquired. -
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At this juncture, it's pretty clear that cloud computing will become a mainstream means of delivering IT services. Less clear is how much of the cloud is going to manifest itself in the form of public cloud services versus private cloud deployment. In advance of the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2016 conference, IDC and Ingram Micro are sharing research results that suggest that in the next 24 months some form of cloud computing will account for 43 percent of IT spending. In fact, IDC forecasts explosive growth in "greater cloud" spending—encompassing everything from the core platform to IT services—in the next several years. Just as interestingly, IDC also notes that 50 percent of the workload in the cloud represents use cases for IT that were not available in the client/server era. But perhaps most challenging of all for solution providers across the channel, the report also notes that nearly two-thirds of IT organizations now engage a sales representative after they have already made up their mind about a purchase. Channel Insider looks at key findings from the research.
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