Gigaom Research webniar: Cloud 2014 – a look back and a look ahead

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There’s no question that the cloud is maturing. What was once a buzzword is now becoming a mainstream technology. 2014 saw one-time tests move into production. While businesses, whether SMBs or Enterprise, anteed up with their budgets.

Cloud adoption—private or public—was fueled by many corporate, cultural, and economic factors. Some the same. Some different. Public cloud drivers included compliance, ease of migration, security, utilization. The leading benefits for the Private Cloud included collaboration, flexibility, and ubiquity. Among all of these drivers, the move from a capital expenditure (CAPEX) model to operating expenditure (OPEX) model was and probably were still the most attractive.

However, what happened in 2014—the trends, events, shifts—to drive the cloud to the mainstream. And… what can we expect to see in 2015.

In this webinar, our panel will address these questions:

  • What did we learn in the public cloud journey to date?
  • What changes do we expect to see in the near and long term future?
  • Which service providers (SPs) emerged as winners?
  • Which service providers (SPs) are the projected losers?
  • Which end user technologies are projected to emerge around the horizon?
  • What key features should businesses look for in public and hybrid cloud offerings?
  • What key features should businesses look for from a colocation provider in their cloud connect services platform?
  • What can businesses learn from early adopters of public cloud space?

Speakers include:

  • Barb Goldworm, President and chief analyst, FOCUS, LLC
  • Paul Miller, Founder, The Cloud of Data
  • Marc Staimer, President & Chief Dragon Slayer, Dragon Slayer Consulting
  • John Freimuth, GM Cloud & IT Services, Telx

Register here to join Gigaom Research and our sponsor Telx for “Cloud 2014 – a Look Back and a Look Ahead,” on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 10 a.m. PT.

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