Cloud Computing

The Current Analysis Cloud Computing Hot Topics coverage focuses on the rapidly expanding market for managed and hosted IT services that leverage an Internet-based delivery model and products that support those efforts. Providers have actually been offering managed services over both the public Web and through private IP networks for years with hosted applications and utility computing offers, but evolving business and pricing models and advances in technology such as virtualization are driving a dramatic increase in the number of businesses embracing the cloud computing concept.

Cloud computing providers deliver technology services to enterprise clients that promise a cost-effective alternative to managing applications and other IT resources internally. Providers offer computing capabilities delivered through the network or at a data center typically outside a client’s own facility, and often incorporates the ability to scale with resources as demand warrants.

The Current Analysis Hot Topics coverage brings together insights from a number of analysts covering a variety of aspects of this topic. This extends to looking at emerging trends, changing market conditions, and both competitive challenges and potential growth opportunities.

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