Cloud Acceptance on the Horizon

On The Vested Group blog, we write quite a bit about the state of cloud computing and where it might be headed in the future.  While the cloud has always had its share of myths and detractors, some experts that cloud computing has proven itself as a reliable solution and acceptance of the cloud is on the horizon. One of our favorite cloud-computing aficionados, David Linthicum, published an article for InfoWorld just a few days ago in which he states, “Cloud adoption’s tipping point has arrived.”  The term “tipping point” refers to the point at which a series of seemingly small incidents acquire enough importance that they produce a significant change or acceptance of a previously resisted idea.  While there is nothing small about cloud computing these days, acceptance of this relatively new technology has been gradual and met with trepidation similar to any new idea.

However this resistance may be a thing of the past.  Linthicum states in his article, “Although the migration to cloud-based platforms is slow compared to the hype, what has changed pretty quickly is the trust that Global 2000 companies have placed in the cloud. Data has resided in the cloud for years without huge security breaches. Outages occur from time to time, but no recurring patterns are emerging that suggest systemic issues. Indeed, the cloud beats the uptime records of internal IT systems by a large margin. Businesses have figured that out.

The journey to the cloud has moved from interest and study to experimentation, and now it is moving to true production. In the next few years, we'll see the accelerating adoption of cloud computing, though perhaps with less hype.”

Network World’s security expert, Ellen Messmer, agrees.  In a recent article, Messmer shared her thoughts on the growing trust more and more organizations are placing on cloud security.  She sites cloud adoption rates in sectors such as banking and application development as support: “Even more traditional and conservative types of companies, such as banks, are venturing into the cloud to carry out complex processes that, in some cases, they find they can do far more efficiently outside of internal data centers.” 

Both experts and many others see a Gartner report from earlier this year as a strong indication of growing cloud-computing acceptance.  Gartner predicted that the global cloud computing market will grow 18.5% in 2013 to $131 billion, up from $111 billion last year. Over the next three years, spending in the cloud computing market is expected to reach $677 billion.

With expert opinions and trusted market research such as this, we believe the acceptance of cloud computing is well underway.  Do you want to learn more about cloud computing and what it can do for your organization? Contact The Vested Group today so we can set up a demo and answer all of your questions.  The Vested Group has offices in Dallas, TX and Tampa, FL ready to serve you!