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Public Cloud Spending by Businesses is on the Rise

By Don Reisinger on 2011-03-16


When it comes to productivity in the enterprise, you’re probably thinking seriously about ways to improve it. And much of the time, you’re undoubtedly considering how public IT cloud services might be able to help you achieve that goal - particularly when cloud services are combined with enterprise mobility . But, the very fact that you’re thinking about cloud services speaks to the changes that continue to occur in the enterprise. Gone are the days when all of your solutions will sit on the desktop. Nowadays, your employees are all over the globe, they require many more devices to get their jobs done, and they need cloud services to help enhance their daily output. The enterprise has evolved in such a way that a one-size-fits-all solution just isn’t possible any longer. Perhaps that’s why enterprises are expected to increase their spending on IT cloud services, according to a study from IDC. In fact, between 2009 and 2014, spending by U.S. companies on cloud services is expected to more than double. Read on to find out how dollars will be flying in the clouds in the coming years.

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Spending on IT public cloud services in the U.S. was $11.1 billion in 2009.

Public Cloud


By 2014, total U.S. IT public cloud spending will reach $29.5 billion.

Where is the growth?


Companies providing professional services, communications, and process manufacturing will lead the growth in public IT cloud services.

Where are the laggards?


Highly regulated industries, like government, banking, and healthcare will be least likely to adopt public IT cloud services in the next few years.

Healthcare Scenario


Although healthcare won’t account for much of public IT cloud spending, this sector will see a 23 percent compound annual growth rate through 2014.

Cloud Infrastructure


Through 2009, cloud applications accounted for over half of investment by companies, but IDC expects that figure to drop to one-third of all investment, while cloud infrastructure software grows to 22 percent.

Services & Distribution


The cloud market for services and distribution is currently worth $3 billion, says IDC.

Services & Distribution


By 2014, IDC expects services and distribution spending on the cloud to rise to $8.5 billion, accounting for nearly 30 percent of all spending on public cloud services.

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