Top Cloud Computing Trends to Watch in 2021

Cloud computing continues to be an essential target for businesses looking for increased scalability amidst the pandemic. There will be an increase in the global supply chain and a growing demand for cost efficiency in times to come. Cloud is an iterative process that brings efficiency into the system and creates security that matches an organization’s long term goal. Thus, cloud computing trends continue to capture market interest. 

During the pandemic, workplaces have become decentralized, and there is a dire need to remain technologically advanced in managing the resources and IT setup. Besides, new technologies are marking their presence in the market that would work well with the existing cloud trends to leverage cloud computing.

Let us look at the top cloud computing trends that would emerge effective in 2021. 

Multi-cloud will lead to the breakdown of barriers between service providers

If we talk about the big cloud providers like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, their business approach has involved promoting their platforms as one-stop shops that cover everything from the organizational cloud to data requirements. When we talk about switching to a hybrid or multi-cloud environment, these providers have effectively marked their presence. Industries are turning to a hybrid cloud environment to satisfy the infrastructure needs at large. 

It arises the need for business providers to create bridges between their platforms. However, it runs contrary to their business approach that focuses on upselling greater cloud capacity, offering additional services with the growing number of customers. Investing in a collaborative approach would enable customers to leverage the multi-cloud trend and organizations will also be benefitted that aims at sharing data and access with their partners in the supply chain segment. 

AI will improve the speed of cloud computing

In 2021, businesses would look for adaptive technology as far as the cloud is concerned. Many cloud platforms will enable users to have access to machine learning functions, such as language processing and image recognition tools. Cloud will still allow these tool sets to be widely deployed by different enterprises (small, medium, and large), which would result in increased productivity and efficiency in the system. 

Gaming will be delivered more from the cloud

Cloud gaming has revolutionized the way we consume entertainment by offering games that can be played through a subscription-based model. Amazon, like other tech giants, is offering its platform for cloud gaming. It means there would not be a need to spend thousands on new hardware every few years to stay ahead of the game. It is the age of cloud computing that the customers are ready to consume in a cloud-based environment. 

Hybrid cloud solutions will grow in 2021

In a hybrid cloud environment, users can choose individual services from service providers based on their requirements. This, in turn, has been a good sign for hybrid cloud platforms to grow their popularity. Many service providers are reassessing their delivery models. You can also expect a growing demand for bare metal cloud space, which means raw storage of data where businesses can shift their existing systems into the cloud without adapting them to run on pre-installed software.

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