Public IT Cloud Services spending to reach $127 billion in 2018

Public IT cloud services spending will reach $56.6 billion in 2014 and grow to more than $127 billion in 2018, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8%, which is about six times the rate of growth for the overall IT market. In 2018, public IT cloud services will account for more than half of worldwide software, server, and storage spending growth.

Read More

Data centre traffic to nearly triple

In the fourth annual Cisco® Global Cloud Index (2013 – 2018), Cisco forecasts continued strong growth of cloud traffic, cloud workloads and cloud storage with private cloud significantly larger than public cloud. Over the next five years, the study projects data center traffic to nearly triple, with cloud representing 76% of total data center traffic. By 2018, half of the world’s population will have residential Internet access, and more than half of those users’ (53...

Read More



‘Guide not prescribe’ stance by SRA is increasing confidence in cloud computing.
Die überwältigende Mehrheit (87 Prozent) der Cloud- und Hosting-Anbieter auf dem...
New Windows Server, System Center, Visual Studio, Windows Azure, Windows Intune, SQL Server, and...
Eaton has published a white paper that explores the latest thinking on powering converged...
London-based connectivity solutions bundled with high availability create ideal cloud delivery...
TIBCO Software is providing core digital transformation solutions to boost AA Ireland’s...
Latest Video

Maximizing Your Quality of Life with Genomic Data

Meet Hakon Gudbjartsson, PhD, WuXi NextCODE CIO, and Data Visionary. Learn how Dr. Gudbjartsson is helping organizations use data to improve the health and quality of life of people around the world.

Read more