{"id":1394,"date":"2012-01-31T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2012-01-31T07:00:54","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T15:00:54","slug":"cloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Computing: Seven Trends Driven by the Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_mcePaste\">\n<div>It&#8217;s barely been three years since <a title=\"Larry Ellison on cloud computing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0FacYAI6DY0\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Ellison asked the question<\/a> &#8220;What the hell is cloud computing?&#8221;\u00a0 And now, in 2012, cloud computing has become the driving trend for much of the IT business. \u00a0What&#8217;s up next with cloud computing? \u00a0Here are seven observations of likely trends that we&#8217;ll see in the not too distant future.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Cloud security remains the top priority on the list of virtually everyone who&#8217;s following cloud computing.<br \/>\nIf security concerns can be addressed, there&#8217;s nothing that can stop the cloud&#8217;s momentum.<br \/>\nExpect <em>a flurry of startups and major vendors to try to crack the cloud security problem<\/em>.<\/li>\n<div><\/div>\n<li>Cloud computing has dramatically lowered computing costsand reduced the cost of entry to bring new products to market.<br \/>\nExpect the pace of innovation to pick up as <em>startups are able to bring new ideas to market with shoestring funding.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<div><\/div>\n<li>While the cloud has a global presence, it&#8217;s main center for growth has really been in the US.<br \/>\nExpect that to change, with <em>Asia likely to show very strong growth in cloud computing in the near future<\/em>.<\/li>\n<div><\/div>\n<li>Competition is increasing among consumer and enterprise cloud services.<br \/>\nExpect <em>cloud pricing to fall and the number of cloud features to grow.<\/em><br \/>\nCloud services will increasingly be more focused on vertical niche markets.<\/li>\n<div><\/div>\n<li>The pressure is on legacy software vendors to offer cloud solutions.<br \/>\nExpect most<em> legacy software vendors to refactor their brand products to run on the cloud<\/em>.<\/li>\n<div><\/div>\n<li>Organizations will find that the complexity of managing many cloud providers will grow.<br \/>\nExpect <em>cloud brokerages to appear<\/em> that will try to act a middleman for negotiating contracts.<\/li>\n<div><\/div>\n<li>Business units increasingly by-pass IT and directly purchase IT services.<br \/>\nExpect this trend to continue. \u00a0Rapid changes in technology is reshaping the IT department.<br \/>\nIn the future, most IT departments will likely shrink and shift their responsibilities from being hands-on implementors to being coordinators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lightsocial_container\"><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F&amp;title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/digg.png\" alt=\"Digg This\" title=\"Digg This\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F&amp;title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/reddit.png\" alt=\"Reddit This\" title=\"Reddit This\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F&amp;title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/stumbleupon.png\" alt=\"Stumble Now!\" title=\"Stumble Now!\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/buzz?targetUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F&amp;headline=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/yahoo_buzz.png\" alt=\"Buzz This\" title=\"Buzz This\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dzone.com\/links\/add.html?title=&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/dzone.png\" alt=\"Vote on DZone\" title=\"Vote on DZone\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?t=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/facebook.png\" alt=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/save?title=&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/delicious.png\" alt=\"Bookmark this on Delicious\" title=\"Bookmark this on Delicious\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dotnetkicks.com\/kick\/?title=&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/dotnetkicks.png\" alt=\"Kick It on DotNetKicks.com\" title=\"Kick It on DotNetKicks.com\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/dotnetshoutout.com\/Submit?title=&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/dotnetshoutout.png\" alt=\"Shout it\" title=\"Shout it\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F&amp;title=&amp;summary=&amp;source=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/linkedin.png\" alt=\"Share on LinkedIn\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/faves?add=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/technorati.png\" alt=\"Bookmark this on Technorati\" title=\"Bookmark this on Technorati\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Reading+https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/twitter.png\" alt=\"Post on Twitter\" title=\"Post on Twitter\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/buzz\/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fcloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/google_buzz.png\" alt=\"Google Buzz (aka. Google Reader)\" title=\"Google Buzz (aka. Google Reader)\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s barely been three years since Larry Ellison asked the question &#8220;What the hell is cloud computing?&#8221;\u00a0 And now, in 2012, cloud computing has become the driving trend for much of the IT business. \u00a0What&#8217;s up next with cloud computing?<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-seven-trends-driven-by-the-cloud\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cloud-computing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}