Table of Contents
1.0 Executive Summary
2.0 Scope and Methodology
- 2.1 Scope
- 2.2 Additional Related Information
- 2.3 Target Audience
- 2.4 Methodology
- 2.4.1 Interviews
- 2.4.2 Additional Primary and Secondary Research
- 2.4.3 Trend Tracking
- 2.4.4 Revenue Forecasts
3.0 The Shifting Computing Environment
- 3.1 Computer Networking
- 3.1.1 Client Devices
- 3.1.2 Servers
- 3.2 Computing Processes
- 3.2.1 Parallel Computing
- 3.2.2 Distributed Computing
- 3.3 Clusters and Grids
- 3.3.1 Cluster Computing
- 3.3.2 Grid Computing
- 3.4 Data Center
- 3.4.1 Technology Trends
- 3.4.2 Market Trends
- 3.5 Virtualization
- 3.5.1 Technology Trends
- 3.5.2 Market Trends
- 3.6 Market Direction
4.0 The Promise of Cloud Computing
- 4.1 Cloud Computing Basics
- 4.1.1 Definitional Overview
- 4.1.2 Industry Groups
- 4.1.3 Role as a Disruptive Technology
- 4.1.4 Cloud Computing and Web 2.0
- 4.1.5 Standardization Activity
- 4.2 Cloud Computing Attributes
- 4.2.1 Technical Attributes
- 4.2.2 Market Attributes
- 4.3 Cloud Computing Enablers
- 4.3.1 Role of the Internet
- 4.3.2 Role of Virtualization
- 4.3.3 Role of Autonomic Computing
- 4.3.4 Role of Open Source
- 4.4 Cloud Computing Drivers and Inhibitors
- 4.4.1 Demand Drivers
- 4.4.2 Demand Inhibitors
- 4.5 Cloud Computing Timeline
- 4.5.1 Phase 1
- 4.5.2 Phase 2
- 4.5.3 Phase 3
- 4.6 Market Direction
5.0 The Issues of Security
- 5.1 Security Parameters
- 5.1.1 Confidentiality and Identity Management
- 5.1.2 Data Integrity
- 5.1.3 Availability
- 5.2 Cloud Provider and Customer Roles
- 5.2.1 Role of the Cloud Provider
- 5.2.2 Role of the Cloud Customer
- 5.3 Security of Data Transport
- 5.3.1 Transmission Integrity
- 5.3.2 IP Transport
- 5.4 Cloud Security Advantages and Disadvantages
- 5.4.1 Cloud Security Advantages
- 5.4.2 Cloud Security Disadvantages
- 5.5 Cloud Computing and Start-Ups
- 5.6 Ensuring Cloud Security
- 5.6.1 Accreditation Process
- 5.6.2 Corporate Clouds
- 5.7 Market Direction
6.0 Cloud Computing Classifications
- 6.1 Market Segments
- 6.1.1 Public Cloud
- 6.1.2 Private Cloud
- 6.1.3 Hybrid Cloud
- 6.2 Application Segments
- 6.2.1 Computing
- 6.2.2 Storage
- 6.2.3 Content Delivery
- 6.2.4 Database
- 6.3 Service Delivery Models
- 6.3.1 Infrastructure as a Service
- 6.3.2 Software as a Service
- 6.3.3 Platform as a Service
- 6.4 Market Direction
7.0 Cloud Computing Cost Analysis
- 7.1 Cost Comparisons
- 7.1.1 Basic Assumptions
- 7.1.2 Assumptions on Quantity and Capacity of Equipment
- 7.2 Data Center Costs
- 7.3 Cloud Computing Costs
- 7.3.1 Scenario 1
- 7.3.2 Scenario 2
- 7.4 Cost Analysis
8.0 Vendor Analysis
- 8.1 Vendor Strategies
- 8.2 Vendor Profiles
- 8.2.1 3Tera
- 8.2.2 Amazon.com, Inc.
- 8.2.3 Cisco Systems
- 8.2.4 Dell Inc.
- 8.2.5 EMC Corporation
- 8.2.6 Google Inc.
- 8.2.7 IBM Corporation
- 8.2.8 Joyent
- 8.2.9 Microsoft Corporation
- 8.2.10 Oracle Corporation
- 8.2.11 Rackspace Hosting, Inc.
- 8.2.12 salesforce.com, Inc.
- 8.2.13 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- 8.2.14 Terremark Worldwide, Inc.
- 8.2.15 VMware, Inc.
- 8.2.16 Yahoo! Inc.
9.0 Growth Trends and Market Forecasts
- 9.1 Customer Segments
- 9.1.1 Small Businesses
- 9.1.2 Medium-Sized Businesses
- 9.1.3 Large Enterprises
- 9.2 Government Sector
- 9.2.1 U.S. Cloud Computing Initiative
- 9.2.2 U.S. Online Storefront
- 9.2.3 U.S. Regulatory Barriers
- 9.3 Developing Countries
- 9.3.1 Traditional Data Centers
- 9.3.2 Obstacles to Cloud Computing
- 9.3.3 Governments' Role in Cloud Computing
- 9.3.4 Implications of Clouds for Developers
- 9.3.5 The Role of World Bank
- 9.3.6 Strategies for Moving to the Cloud
- 9.4 Cloud Computing Services Revenue Forecast
- 9.5 Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Market Segments
- 9.5.1 Growth Rate by Market Segments
- 9.5.2 Forecast by Market Segments
- 9.6 Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Applications
- 9.6.1 Growth Rate by Applications
- 9.6.2 Forecast by Applications
- 9.7 Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Service Delivery Models
- 9.7.1 Growth Rate by Service Delivery Model
- 9.7.2 Forecast by Service Delivery Model
- 9.8 Market Direction
10.0 Report Conclusions
Appendix 1: Companies to Watch
Appendix 2: Acronyms Used in the Report
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Open Cloud Consortium' s Test Bed
- Figure 2: Renting Cloud Resources Based on Rates set by Vendor vs.
Setting-Up and Running Data Center
- Figure 3: Renting Cloud Resources Based on Proposed Rates vs. Setting-Up
and Running Data Center
- Figure 4: Cloud Computing Annual Services Revenue, 2008-2015 (in billions)
- Figure 5: Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Market Segments, 2008-2015
(in billions)
- Figure 6: Cloud Computing Services Revenue Growth by Market Segments,
2008-2015 (in percentages)
- Figure 7: Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Applications, 2008-2015 (in
billions)
- Figure 8: Cloud Computing Services Revenue Growth by Applications,
2008-2015 (in percentages)
- Figure 9: Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Service Delivery Model,
2008-2015 (in billions)
- Figure 10: Cloud Computing Services Revenue Growth by Service Delivery
Model, 2008-2015 (in percentages)
List of Tables
- Table 1: Advantages of Using a Cloud
- Table 2: Disadvantages of Using a Cloud
- Table 3: Equipment by business type: Assumptions for equipment quantity
and capacity
- Table 4: Equipment and Human Resources Costs over the Data Center Lifecycle
- Table 5: Both Scenarios: Assumptions Regarding Computing Time, Storage,
and Data Transfer Rate
- Table 6: Vendor Rates at the Time of the Service Launch
- Table 7: Assumed Charges for Storage, Computing Time, and Data Transfer
- Table 8: Proposed Per Unit Rates for Cloud Computing
- Table 9: Assumed Total Charges for Cloud Computing
- Table 10: Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Market Segments, 2008-2015
(in billions)
- Table 11: Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Applications, 2008-2015 (in
billions)
- Table 12: Cloud Computing Services Revenue by Service Delivery Model,
2008-2015 (in billions)
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