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http://www.fiercetelecom.com/press-releases/cisco-glob-
al-cloud-index-projects-cloud-traffic-dominate-data-centers An
infographic presented by business.twc.com Cablecos Role Whatis... I
n T h e C l o u d [W]e are at the beginning of the age of planetary
computing. Billions of people will be wirelessly interconnected,
and the only way to achieve that kind of massive scale usage is
by...brutally efficient cloud-based infrastructure. The quest of
organizations to integrate long-term and effective cloud computing
strategies to their operations is ongoing. With this information,
the best cloud providers continue to be innovative in providing
customized services and cost-effective benefits, allowing various
types of businesses to make the most of the cloud. ~ Dan Farber
Editor in Chief, CNET News EveryoneWantsa SpaceintheCloud
TimeWarnerCableBusinessClass andtheCloud Capital expenses may be
waivable On-demand availability of any service Only pay for
services used Led by end-user
(basedonasurveyof449U.S.end-userswithcloudsolutions)
TheFutureofCloudTraffic Cloud computing resources, such as apps and
storage, that are available to the general public Public Cloud?
Cloud computing delivered through the Internet but installed with a
firewall and customized according to the needs of an organization
Enterprise Cloud? A secure cloud computing environment within an
organizations firewall & available only to authorized users
Private Cloud? CloudComputing MarketShareForecast $12.2 billion in
2016 Public Cloud Storage $21.2 billion in 2017 Public Cloud IT
Infrastructure $22.2 billion in 2017 Private Cloud IT
Infrastructure $31.9 billion in 2017 Enterprise Cloud-Based
Services $ Global small and medium business (SMB) SaaS applications
market to grow by 2015 33.8 billion mid-sized businesses that
expect to invest in public cloud solutions in the next five years
30% 60% server workload that is expected to be virtualized in 2014
expected growth of SMB spending on cloud solutions within the next
five years 20% TheCloudUserExperience agree the cloud cuts costs in
general believe the cloud enables business units to operate more
freely believe the cloud has modernized legacy IT agree the cloud
provides new features say the cloud has reduced capital expenses
Global cloud traffic is expected to grow up to 5.3 zettabytes in
2017 Overall global data traffic is expected to reach 7.7
zettabytes by 2017 Fact:
Azettabyteisequivalenttoonebillionterabytesor
about107trillionhoursofstreamingmusic.
Thedemandforcloudcomputingcontinuestogrowby
leapsandbounds.Andcablecosarepoisedtobemovers
andshakersinthisrevolution.
Cablecosaremovingdeeperintocloudcomputingservices
usingavarietyofstrategiessuchas: Acquisitions and partnerships with
veteran providers of cloud infrastructure Offering a variety of
managed and hosting services Sharpening implementation and sales
tactics Maintaining their local feet-on-the-street presence
Cablecoswereoncesolelyresidentialserviceproviders.
Today,theyhaveevolvedtobetrustedprovidersforbusinessesas
well.Theirdeepeningexpertiseandinvolvementincloudcomput-
inghasmadethemcapableinthedeliveryofservicessuchas: TWCBC is not
merely selling cloud services.TWCBC sells solu- tions based on
these COOL cloud characteristics: Cablecosevolution from cable
providers to cloud computing and beyond has been fast and
promising.Today, the opportunities for growth in terms of revenue,
services, and efficiency are undeniable. And with NaviSitea world
class provider of cloud servicesonboard, TWCBC can easily offer
these customized solutions: Managed cloud services Collaboration
and conferencing services Enterprise hosting Application services
Managed WiFi networks, VPN, backups, and video services Online
storage Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Private cloud design
Data as a Service (DaaS) Software as a Service (SaaS) Security
Application Optimization Service and Delivery Managed Cloud
Services DaaS Architecture CloudComputings FutureForecast 19%
forecasted Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of cloud computing
through 2015 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 38 % 40 % 43 % 38 % 35 %
$100 billion in 2016 Public Cloud IT Services $67 billion in 2016
Software as a Service (SaaS) Applications & Services $150
billion estimated worth of cloud computing industry in 2014 14.5%
premise-based IT that is expected to be replaced with cloud
computing by 2020