Hello all, the IT industry is living in an interesting moment. The transition we are living is unprecedented and will change the vendor, channel, and end-user landscape. The Cloud trend, that started a couple of years ago a bit “foggy”, is now defining the new standards and the ones who neglect it will not enjoy the “first-mover” competitive advantage. The question is not about “IF” you will adopt Cloud, but “WHEN”.

The Article written by Christine Bums, from Network World, shows predictions about the Cloud evolution, enjoy it!

http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2012/enterprise6/120312-ecs-hybrid-cloud-264443.html?page=4

10 Predictions:

Prediction 1: Hybrid clouds will take off

Prediction 2: Hybrid-cloud management becomes key

Prediction 3: Cloud brokerages and integration hubs will explode

Prediction 4: Big data analytic tools will get better

Prediction 5: “SDN” will become just “networking”

Prediction 6: Gamification will drive sales and customer service… THIS IS AN INTERESTING ONE!

Prediction 7: Hybrid security options will bloom

Prediction 8: Data sovereignty issues will multiply

Prediction 9: IaaS-based services will expand

Prediction 10: Prepare for more outages and shakeouts