My fifth prediction cconcerns spending growth by offering in 2025 Read more »
5 Spending on servers will grow most – on peripherals least – in 2025
Cloud computing – omnes nimbi divisa sunt in partes tres
Cloud computing spending declined for the first time in 2023. It's time to look at its future Read more »
5. Sales by offering – Software as a Service spending will grow most; Implementation IT services will be the largest
I split the 4 categories in my research into 32 separate offerings; of these I expect Software as a Service (SaaS) to see the greatest growth in 2024 (14%), followed by Operating Systems (10%), IaaS (9%) and PaaS (9%). Sales of Implementation services (12%) and Applications (11%) will be the […] Read more »
Cloud computing grows up – $413 billion and counting…
Cloud computing has been one of the fastest growing and exciting IT markets over the past decade. Typically bought by enterprises wanting to avoid the complexity of setting up, deploying and managing applications them in their own data centers, cloud services come in three flavours – software, platform and infrastructure […] Read more »
Cloud spending growth flattens – SaaS will be (just!) 18%, IaaS 13% and PaaS 13%; in total these offerings account for $430b
I’m proud to have seen the potential of cloud computing way back in 2008. Spending growth has been continuously high in every year since then; it will reach a new high of $430 billion in 2022 Read more »
Cloud computing – 18% growth to $260b in the year to March 2020
A look at cloud computing spending growth, market shares and forecasts in Q1 2020 Read more »
Cloud services grow 18% to reach $253 billion in 2019
A look at growth and market shares in the 2019 cloud service markets Read more »
8. SaaS and Infrastructure will lead the software market
The software market will grow by 3.0% in 2020 and we will spend more on almost every product type. I expect the strongest spending growth to be on the Software as a Service (SaaS) area, with an increase of 5.1% over the 2019 rate (nevertheless the increase in SaaS spending […] Read more »
Cloud services $246 billion and still growing at 25%
I look at the latest market developments for cloud computing (SaaS, IaaS and PaaS) Read more »
Cloud computing – whose resources and where?
Another attempt to define cloud computing and its adoption by medium and large organisations Read more »
Cloud Computing in EMEA reaches €29.9B in 2015
Some stats on cloud computing in EMEA with market shares and forecasts to 2020 Read more »
Cloud services grow 20% in 2015 to reach $107B
A look at cloud services market shares and forecasts Read more »
2016 prediction 7 – Cloud Computing continues to surge – SaaS is the star
Cloud computing will grow by 13% to reach $354B. The strongest growth will be in SaaS (26.3%), which we count as part of the software market. IT services engage to build and manage private, public and hybrid clouds will grow by 16.3%, PaaS by 7.7% and IaaS by 8.1%. The […] Read more »
2016 prediction 8 – Applications dominate in the shift towards a ‘Software Defined’ future
Cloud computing will grow by 13% to reach $354B. The strongest growth will be in SaaS (26.3%), which we count as part of the software market. IT services engage to build and manage private, public and hybrid clouds will grow by 16.3%, PaaS by 7.7% and IaaS by 8.1%. The […] Read more »
Cloud services – SaaS, IaaS and PaaS forecast
Latest forecast and market share for IaaS/PaaS, SaaS and total cloud services Read more »
Xavier Poisson on HP Helion, Cloud 28+ and Europe
My analysis of HP Helion and the Cloud 28+ community in Europe Read more »
IBM’s Cloud Computing Reference Model – Customer-Focused And Clear
IBM has published its Cloud Computing reference model, which encompasses the infrastructure from which it provides customers with CLoud services. Read ITCandor's detailed analysis. Read more »
HP’s New CEO Proposes The ‘Everybody On’ Strategy For Cloud And Connected Futures
HP's new CEO Léo Apotheker and his executive team announced the company's new stategy. Read ITCandor's analysis of each division's approach chances of success. Read more »
Japanese Cloud Computing – Massive Growth To ¥8.5T ($103B) By 2015
The Japanese Cloud Computing market is different - less dominated by large US companies and with different cultural expectations. Read ITCandor's latest sizing, forecast and analysis. Read more »
ITCandor 2011 Expectations – A Big Year For Cloud, BRIC, High Definition And Water
2011 is going to be a great year for the ITC market. Read ITCandor's 10 'Expectations' for how the market will develop, including detailed views of offerings, countries, channels and vertical markets. Read more »