Comments on: Cloud computing market size forecasts http://blog.muoncloud.com/2009/01/26/cloud-computing-market-size-forecasts/ Cogitations of a cloud computing consultant Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:36:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: drmiw http://blog.muoncloud.com/2009/01/26/cloud-computing-market-size-forecasts/#comment-130 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:07:45 +0000 http://extrasys.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-130 Martin,

Thanks for your definition and the link to your forecasts, and I would indeed be interested in the numbers you have for other countries.

Thanks again,

Mark

]]> By: Martin Hingley http://blog.muoncloud.com/2009/01/26/cloud-computing-market-size-forecasts/#comment-129 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:53:28 +0000 http://extrasys.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-129 Vishal
A thought provoking piece. You’re right to say that you have to define before you can size and forecast. Cloud Computing is the hottest marketing subject in our industry today. For me it needs to encompass ‘C’ as well as IT. My current definition is:
“For market-sizing purposes Cloud Computing encompasses all ITC offerings (products or services) which are used for the consumption or delivery of remote, browser-accessed applications – the delivery of which comes from data centre resources unknown to the ultimate end-user. Typically Cloud Computing applications are purchased on a pay-as-you-go basis and can be accessed by industry standard client devices such as PCs and Smart Phones. Specifically excluded are applications requiring local processing and storage, client server computing and interactive processing. Single-customer applications are not excluded as long as the delivery mechanisms have been adjusted.”
I missed Fran Gen’s sizing acivity in my last months at IDC. However I’ve built a wrokable model and have published sizing and forecasts for the UK. I also have numbers for 19 other major countries if you’re interested.
Best Wishes
Martin
ITCandor

]]> By: drmiw http://blog.muoncloud.com/2009/01/26/cloud-computing-market-size-forecasts/#comment-95 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:31:28 +0000 http://extrasys.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-95 Hi Vishal,

The measuring and forecasting of market sizes is currently a black art, I agree, and when we’re talking about something like cloud computing where there are myriad definitions it becomes even more difficult. That’s why we tend to rely on research companies like Gartner to define what a market is and to use the tools and techniques they trust to produce verifiable market data and indicative answers to marketing questions. There may be a better way but I don’t know of one, I’m sorry to say.

Thanks for your question and comments.

Mark

]]> By: Vishal http://blog.muoncloud.com/2009/01/26/cloud-computing-market-size-forecasts/#comment-94 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:21:15 +0000 http://extrasys.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-94 I understand the dilemma but do you have a better way to establish the size of the market. These anlysts have been doing this for amny years and all of them have got their own modelling tools and techniques.

It is upto us to decide whom to abide by and whom to reject.

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