Vendors are a on a cloud-security buying spree. Microsoft announced its acquisition of cloud access specialist Adallom, and security vendor Blue Coat Systems announced its acquisition of cloud encryption provider Perspecsys. Both of these acquisitions signal a reshaping and consolidation of at least two cloud security segments — cloud data protection (CDP) and cloud access security intelligence (CASI) — into a single cloud security gateway (CSG) market. In this report, we provide S&R pros with an outlook on the future of cloud security solutions.