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Cloud Services Set To Drive Digital Biz Down Under: IDC

Cloud Services Set To Drive Digital Biz Down Under: IDC

IDC defines public IT cloud services as software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (Paa), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).

It predicts SaaS – accounting for nearly 60 percent of 2014 public IT cloud services spend – will continue to dominate public IT cloud services spending, driven by significant customer demand.

PaaS and cloud storage services will row even faster – at 40.3pc and 31.7pc CAGR, respectively, IDC estimates.

This is happening as part of a massive structural shift in ICT – from an era of “2nd Platform” client/server and PC based technologies to the “3rd Platform”, built on a foundation of mobile, social, big data and cloud that can foster great innovation, according to the research group.

“With competitive differentiation a primary goal of the Digital Business, it’s inevitable that Australian organisations embrace this change and embark upon a journey that will ultimately challenge traditional thinking, enhance productivity and enable new operating models,” it adds.

There’s more info in IDC’s Australian Public IT Cloud Services 2014-2018 Analysis and Forecast report, just released.