{"id":17815,"date":"2015-10-06T11:40:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T11:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cloudcomputing-news.net\/news\/2015\/oct\/06\/roundup-of-cloud-computing-forecasts-and-market-estimates-q3-update-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-10-06T11:40:44","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T11:40:44","slug":"a-roundup-of-cloud-computing-forecasts-and-market-estimates-for-q315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/a-roundup-of-cloud-computing-forecasts-and-market-estimates-for-q315\/","title":{"rendered":"A roundup of cloud computing forecasts and market estimates for Q315"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(c)iStock.com\/Barcin<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"tweet_quote\">The global SaaS market is projected to grow from $49B in 2015 to $67B in 2018, attaining a CAGR of 8.14%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"tweet_quote\">Global spending on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is expected to reach $16.5B this year, an increase of 32.8% from 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"tweet_quote\">Cloud applications will account for 90% of worldwide mobile data traffic by 2019, compared to 81% at the end of last year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These and other insights are from recent&nbsp;<span class=\"forbes_entity\">cloud computing<\/span> forecasts and market estimates published by research and advisory consultancies including <span class=\"forbes_entity\">International<\/span> Data Corporation (IDC), Forrester, <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Gartner<\/span>, Ovum, Wikibon and others.<\/p>\n<p>While the methodologies differ significantly, the findings from a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economistinsights.com\/analysis\/mapping-cloud-maturity-curve\">Economist Intelligence Unit study<\/a> provide the galvanizing thread across this diverse set of data.&nbsp; The Economist found that the most mature enterprises are now turning to cloud strategies as a strategic platform for growing customer demand and expanding sales channels. The study found low-maturity or lagging cloud adopters focus on costs more than growth.<\/p>\n<p>Key take-aways from the round-up are provided below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"forbes_entity\"><strong><span class=\"tweet_quote\">Globally, cloud apps will account for 90% of total mobile data traffic by 2019, compared to 81% at the end of last year.<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Mobile<\/span><\/span> cloud traffic will grow 11-fold from 2014 to 2019, attaining a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60%. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/solutions\/collateral\/service-provider\/visual-networking-index-vni\/white_paper_c11-520862.pdf\">Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2014&ndash;2019.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9267 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/cloud-mobile-data.jpg\" alt=\"cloud mobile data\" width=\"730\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>57% of IT architects and tech professionals are running apps on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform today.<\/strong>&nbsp; Rightscale&rsquo;s 2015 State of the Cloud Report found that AWS adoption is over 4X greater than <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Microsoft<\/span> Azure IaaS and 5X that of Rackspace Public Cloud. &nbsp;Rightscale found that AWS, <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Microsoft<\/span> Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Rackspace Public Cloud and <span class=\"forbes_entity\">VMWare<\/span> vCloud Air are the top five public cloud platforms used in&nbsp;<span class=\"forbes_entity\">enterprises<\/span> today. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/assets.rightscale.com\/uploads\/pdfs\/RightScale-2015-State-of-the-Cloud-Report.pdf\">RightScale 2015 State Of The Cloud Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/Public-Cloud-Usage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9268 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/Public-Cloud-Usage.jpg\" alt=\"Public Cloud Usage\" width=\"730\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The global SaaS market is projected to grow from $49B in 2015 to $67B in 2018, attaining a CAGR of 8.14%.&nbsp;<\/strong>Global infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) spending globally is projected to grow from $23B in 2015 to $34B in 2018, attaining a CAGR of 10.27% in the forecast period.&nbsp; Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/TBR_Market_Insight\/the-developers-coup-2015-applications-development-demands-and-vendor-opportunities\">Technology Business Research presentation The Developer&rsquo;s Coup: 2015 Applications Development Demands and Vendor Opportunities.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9269 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/paas-market-trends.jpg\" alt=\"paas market trends\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The PaaS market will grow from $1.7B in 2014 to $68.3B by 2026, attaining a 36% CAGR according to Wikibon Research.<\/strong>&nbsp; Overall, <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Salesforce.com<\/span> (24%), Amazon (17%), and <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Microsoft<\/span> (10%) are the <span class=\"forbes_entity\">leaders<\/span> in PaaS &nbsp;according to the Wikibon Research study.. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/wikibon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kalins-pdf\/singles\/public-cloud-market-shares-2014-and-2015.pdf\">Wikibon Public Cloud Market Shares 2014 and 2015 by Ralph Finos &ndash; 29 August 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9270 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/PaaS-Market-Share.jpg\" alt=\"PaaS Market Share\" width=\"730\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Goldman Sachs is forecasting the cloud infrastructure and platform market will grow at a 19.62% CAGR from 2015 to 2018, reaching $43B by 2018<\/strong>. Their recent market analysis also forecasts that the global market for cloud infrastructure and platforms will grow from $21B this year to $43B by the end of the forecast period. &nbsp;Source: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/article\/how-big-can-the-amazon-web-services-business-grow-in-the-future-cm492255\">How Big Can The Amazon Web Services Business Grow In The Future?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9284 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/goldman-sachs-cloud-computing1.jpg\" alt=\"goldman sachs cloud computing\" width=\"730\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AWS is used by the majority of <span class=\"forbes_entity\">enterprise<\/span> IaaS customers (57%) today.&nbsp;<\/strong>Rackspace is on par with AWS for its ability to fulfill customer IaaS needs and is the highest-rated IaaS provider for guaranteed SLAs, consistent with Rackspace&rsquo;s new managed cloud positioning. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/451research.com\/images\/Marketing\/press_releases\/2015_Q1_Vote_Cloud_Computing_PR_Final.pdf\">Amazon Web Services and VMware are Market Leaders in IaaS and On-Premises Cloud Platforms, Respectively, According to 451 Research&rsquo;s Vendor Window.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9278 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/IaaS-Market-Window.jpg\" alt=\"IaaS Market Window\" width=\"730\" height=\"665\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The more experienced an <span class=\"forbes_entity\">enterprise<\/span> is with <span class=\"forbes_entity\">cloud computing<\/span> the more likely they are to rely on cloud-based apps and platforms to <\/strong><strong>boost customer demand strategies (50%).<\/strong> The Economist Intelligence Unit study (in conjunction with <span class=\"forbes_entity\">IBM<\/span>) found that the most cloud-mature enterprises also invest the heaviest in expanding their sales channels (39%). Conversely low maturity enterprises are fixated on improving internal <span class=\"forbes_entity\">business<\/span>-process efficiency (41%) and reducing costs and\/or liabilities (38%). Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/public.dhe.ibm.com\/common\/ssi\/ecm\/ku\/en\/kul12355usen\/KUL12355USEN.PDF\">Mapping the cloud maturity curve: Measuring organizational excellence in the new era of IT.<\/a> (free, no opt-in, 19 pp.) .&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economistinsights.com\/analysis\/mapping-cloud-maturity-curve\">The full study, Mapping The Cloud Maturity Curve, can be found here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9279 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/cloud-maturity.jpg\" alt=\"cloud maturity\" width=\"730\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forrester&rsquo;s <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Business<\/span> Technographics data showed increased reported adoption of hosted private cloud for the US (5%), Canada (2%), and Germany (3%). <\/strong>Conversely, adoption decreased in the UK and France by 7% and 6%, respectively.&nbsp; Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/public.dhe.ibm.com\/common\/ssi\/ecm\/ku\/en\/kul12354usen\/KUL12354USEN.PDF\">Forrester Technographics. Adoption Profile: Hosted Private Cloud, North America and Europe, Q3 2014.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9281 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/hosted-private-cloud-computing-adoption.jpg\" alt=\"hosted private cloud computing adoption\" width=\"730\" height=\"784\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>46% of surveyed firms in the European Union (EU) are using advanced cloud services relating to financial and accounting software applications, customer relationship <span class=\"forbes_entity\">management<\/span> or to the use of computing power to run <span class=\"forbes_entity\">business<\/span> applications<\/strong>. In 2014, almost twice as many firms used public cloud servers (12%) versus private cloud servers (7%). The following graphic illustrates the degree of dependence on <span class=\"forbes_entity\">cloud computing<\/span>, by economic activity, EU-28, 2014. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php\/Cloud_computing_-_statistics_on_the_use_by_enterprises#Enterprises.E2.80.99_dependence_on_cloud_computing\">Eurostat Statistics Explained.&nbsp; Cloud computing &ndash; statistics on the use by enterprises<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9273 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/degree-of-dependence.jpg\" alt=\"degree of dependence\" width=\"730\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>64% of Small &amp; Medium Businesses (SMBs) are already using cloud-based apps, with average adoption being 3 apps.<\/strong>&nbsp; 78% of businesses indicate that they are considering purchasing new solutions in the next 2-3 years creating the potential to move the average number of applications used to 7, with 88% consuming at least one service.&nbsp; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcsg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-small-business-revolution-trends-in-SMB-cloud-adoption.pdf\">The small business revolution: trends in SMB cloud adoption.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9272 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-images.forbes.com\/louiscolumbus\/files\/2015\/09\/cool-infographic.jpg\" alt=\"cool infographic\" width=\"730\" height=\"737\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Cloud Analytics Market is expected to grow from $7.5B in 2015 to $23.1B in 2020, attaining a CAGR of 25.1% during the forecast period.<\/strong> Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/cloud-analytics-market-worth-231-billion-by-2020-2015-07-15-1120312\">Cloud Analytics Market worth $23.1 Billion by 2020.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Global spending on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is expected to reach almost US$16.5B this year, an increase of 32.8% from 2014<\/strong>. <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Gartner<\/span> projects the market will reach a 29.1% a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2014 to 2019, Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/newsroom\/id\/3055225\">Gartner Says Worldwide Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service Spending to Grow 32.8 Percent in 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Worldwide spending on <span class=\"forbes_entity\">enterprise<\/span> application software will grow 7.5% to reach $149.9B in 2015, increasing to more than $201B in 2019 with accelerating cloud adoption driving new software sales<\/strong>. <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Gartner<\/span>&rsquo;s analysis of <span class=\"forbes_entity\">enterprise<\/span> software spending shows that alternative consumption models to traditional on-premises licenses are accounting for more than 50% of new software implementations; these include SaaS, hosted license, on-premises subscriptions and open source. &nbsp;<span class=\"forbes_entity\">Gartner<\/span> also predicts that by 2020, about a quarter of organizations in emerging regions will run their core CRM systems in the cloud, up from around 10 percent in 2012. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/newsroom\/id\/3119717\">Gartner Says Modernization and Digital Transformation Projects Are Behind Growth in Enterprise Application Software Market.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Public Cloud Services in Central and Eastern <span class=\"forbes_entity\">Europe<\/span> (CEE) are projected to reach $386M in 2015 with SaaS being the largest area of spending (69.0%).<\/strong> Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/finchannel.com\/index.php\/technology\/item\/48541-saas-will-take-nearly-70-of-public-cloud-market-in-cee-in-2015\">SaaS Will Take Nearly 70% of Public Cloud Market in CEE in 2015.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(c)iStock.com\/Barcin<\/p>\n<p>The global SaaS market is projected to grow from $49B in 2015 to $67B in 2018, attaining a CAGR of 8.14%.<br \/>\nGlobal spending on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is expected to reach $16.5B this year, an increase of 32.8% from 2014&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17816,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17815\/revisions\/17816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}