Cloud computing to drive $6.4 b in server hardware spending by 2014 , IDC
Prince Osuagwu
CLOUD computing presents a viable option for IT organizations seeking to reduce the complexity within their IT environments, either by means of converged systems that arrive pre_integrated and ready to use or systems that are offsite entirely. In both scenarios, the pursuit of cloud computing options will drive new spending on server hardware.
This is the way International Data Corporation IDC, sees it even as it forecasts that server hardware revenue for public cloud computing will grow from $582 million in 2009 to $718 million in 2014.
It also predicted that Server revenue for the larger private cloud market will grow from $2.6 billion to $5.7 billion in the same time period.
According to IDC’s research analyst, enterprise platforms and data centre trends, Katherine Broerick “many IT decision makers are seriously considering cloud computing as a way to dramatically simply their sprawling virtual and physical infrastructure.
However, there is still some lingering apprehension over issues like integration, availability, security, and costs. These concerns, and how they are addressed by IT vendors, will continue to guide the adoption of cloud computing over the next several years.â€
IDC defines cloud services to be business and consumer products, services, and solutions delivered and consumed in real_time over the Internet. Public cloud computing is characterized as being open to a largely unrestricted universe of potential users; designed for a market, rather than for a single enterprise.
In contrast, private cloud computing is designed for, and access restricted to, a single enterprise or extended enterprise; an internal shared resource, not a commercial offering; IT organization as vendors of a shared/standard service to its users..
Additional findings from IDC’s research included that Public cloud computing has lower ASVs than an average x86_based server ; Public cloud seems less likely to be broadly adopted than private; Public clouds will be less enterprise focused than private clouds and that according to recent IDC survey results, almost half of respondents, 44%, are considering private clouds
