Recently, the popularity of cloud computing across the world has grown at a phenomenal rate. One great way to see the evidence of this growth is simply to follow the investments that are being made into the infrastructure we use, and the equipment that is required to keep it in top working form. That's why many experts turn to the Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker to get their update on the latest cloud development trends.
According to the report issued by IDC recently, the total expenditure on IT infrastructure products, including Ethernet switches, enterprise storage, and server solutions for use in cloud environments will all see a growth of around 18% this year equating to around $44 billion. At the same time, predictions indicate that investment in traditional non-cloud architecture will face a significant decline of 3% in 2017.
The Cloud is Growing
It doesn't take an expert to recognise the trends. The cloud in all its many shapes and sizes - from hybrid and public, to private solutions, is growing more every day, causing investment in on-premise infrastructure to plummet. In fact, IDC suggest that the continued movement towards a more universally off-premise solution for IT resources is what's driving the cloud momentum at this time -leading to double-digit growth in spending.
Of course, that's not necessarily a sign that people are going to instantly stop investing in non-cloud infrastructure. In fact, experts predict that non-cloud spending will still make up more than half of the total infrastructure-based spending in 2017, with a significant amount of spending going into on-premise data centres that use traditional IT architectures and private cloud solutions. IDC suggests that within those on-premise deployments, there will still be opportunities for more movement towards a cloud-based future.
Of course, this is only a fraction of the story today. Public cloud infrastructure spending is also having a huge impact in investments within off-premise private cloud architecture, and 61% of cloud spending is going to go into public data centres, while off-premise environments gather a little under 15% of the full cloud spend.
