Public cloud services news stories

Despite the popularity of the cloud, there are still people who do not trust putting the entirety of their information and files on there.

Public cloud represents a significant shift for many organisations, and it’s vital to have senior leadership backing for the migration process.

IDC has published a report forecasting the IaaS and PaaS markets will have combined revenues of $400 billion by 2025.

IDC has also predicted the region’s public cloud services sector to reach a valuation of $124 billion by 2025.

Despite the overall growth in the market, not all managed services grew as much as others — IaaS and PaaS services in particular grew much faster.

Software as a service (SaaS) remains the largest market segment and is forecast to reach A$5.7 billion in Australia in 2021 as the demand for composable applications requires a different type of SaaS experience.

Meanwhile, investments in traditional, non-cloud, IT infrastructure declined -8.3% year over year in 3Q20.

Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 18.4% in 2021 to total $304.9 billion.

Utilising multiple cloud platforms offers Australian organisations a compelling set of benefits, writes ManageEngine product consultant Monisha Ravi.

"Enterprises talked about cloud journeys of up to ten years. Now they are looking to complete the shift in less than half that time."

Techday caught up with Barracuda RVP of public cloud & strategic alliances Chris Hill to discuss why SD-WAN is fast becoming the launch pad into the cloud.

The sector will see its revenues grow from US$243 billion in 2019 to $258 billion this year, according to new research from Gartner.

Leaders from NZ's biggest distributor offer resellers and MSPs advice on how to move forward in a post-COVID-19 world, and explains how Ingram can help.

The company’s public cloud-based version of its eSIM Remote Subscription Platform will initially run on Google Cloud.

It will also focus on building ‘the next-generation data centers’, with the goal to bolster digital transformation both when the world eventually emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Last month, Barracuda released a report outlining the security barriers organisations must overcome to adopt the public cloud, as studies reveal that security was the top concern for such organisations.

"As organisations increase their reliance on cloud technologies, IT teams are rushing to embrace cloud-built applications and relocate existing digital assets."

Oracle has expanded its autonomous database capabilities to help meet the needs of enterprise customers.

Respondents expressed concerns about using multiple products to move data between on-premises and public cloud environments.

Oracle has announced it has launched its new cloud solution hub in Kuala Lumpur.

The company has taken the coveted position in the Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services, Worldwide Magic Quadrant.

New Gartner research shows the public cloud market to be aggressively expanding both now and in the foreseeable future.

Sungard AS' Chris Huggett talks about the huge responsibility in the public sector, and how sovereign public cloud has the potential to offer huge benefits.

The bustling public cloud services and infrastructure markets in aggregate are set to undertake substantial growth this year.