Just a couple of years back, cloud computing became one of the mainstream technologies in the world of business. One of the studies conducted by the Harvard Business School inferred that over 85% of companies were using cloud technology in one way or the other. However, the number of businesses that are making use of this technology is set to increase in 2018. The technological advancements which are popping up almost at breakneck speed are forcing business enterprises to adopt them to stay competitive or risk being kicked out of business. Cloud technology might be the trend that will take the business world of the 21st-century market economy by storm.
Technologies that are related to the cloud such as DevOps, microservices architecture and think containers are set to change at a breakneck pace. Cloud computing enables the government database, and business enterprises to eliminate the need for having to store their information and sensitive data in the traditional storage devices such as flash and hard drives. With the cloud, data is stored in millions of virtual servers which can be accessed at any time and in any geographical location with internet access. This has improved the flexibility of government and business employees as they are now able to complete assignments and deadlines even when they are at home or on a working holiday. In this article, we have highlighted some of the leading cloud computing solutions that businesses should not ignore in the coming year of 2018.
1. Cloud computing solution’s exponential growth
A very financially attractive and flexible door for consumers and business enterprises has been opened by Software as a Service (SaaS) and encouraged them to try their hand at cloud computing. The exponential growth of platform and infrastructure as service (PaaS and IaaS respectively) have led to the expansion of cloud computing solutions that can be accessed both in the private and public sectors. Industry players and commentators have projected that we are set to see more and more government agencies and business enterprises take advantage of the high-performance and simplicity guaranteed by cloud computing.
According to another survey that has been conducted by Cisco found out that cloud computing solutions will continue to be used and deployed worldwide to accomplish different objectives and goals on levels that are unprecedented. SaaS will be the cloud computing technology that is set to be used by a majority of organizations from all over the world. The study by Cisco also inferred that 60% of all the workloads that will be based on cloud computing would make use of SaaS in 2018 which accounts for an increase by 12% from what was recorded in 2017.
2. Challenges in system security
The year 2017 was famous for the most cyber-attacks that have been filed since the internet was born just over a decade ago. Cyber-attacks that compromised the integrity of systems for federal agencies and multi-billion dollar companies the likes of Equifax Data breach, WannaCry ransomware and CIA Vault 7 hack are vivid reminders that cyber-crime is one of the hard realities that we have to deal with in the 21st century.
It is expected that 2018 will see an increased number of cyber-crimes that are either sponsored by states or individuals to compromise the integrity of the information stored in the cloud. Experts in systems security from the private and public sector including government agencies are under pressure to diversify their skills to be able to deal with increasingly sophisticated cyber-criminals. Companies are now investing heavily in systems for malware detection such as the fundamental defence mechanisms for cybersecurity.
3. Increased internet quality and the advent of 5G
In 2018, consumers have high expectations that network service providers will offer improved internet speeds and faster connections as the data generated by many companies and government institutions is also set to have exponential growth. 5G internet is set to go mainstream in the course of the year which means that businesses will be able to access the data stored in the cloud at a faster speed.
