Predictions Report

Predictions 2019: Cloud Computing

Cloud Comes Of Age As The Foundation For New Digital Application Platforms, Both Inside And Outside The Data Center

November 8th, 2018
Lauren Nelson, VP, Research Director
Lauren Nelson VP, Research Director
Dave Bartoletti, null
Dave Bartoletti
With contributors:
Glenn O'Donnell , Charlie Dai , Liz Herbert , Paul Miller , Andras Cser , Amanda Lipson , Diane Lynch

Summary

Public cloud adoption is mainstream today, but only a small fraction of core business applications run in a public or private cloud. In 2019, a major transformation of legacy apps using powerful container-based, cloud-native digital application platforms will commence. Cloud spending will spike, as many infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals and their enterprises eagerly adopt cloud tools and services wherever and however they can. Buckle up: The cloud ride is accelerating. This report outlines Forrester's five key predictions that will shape the cloud computing market for 2019.

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