Read what the Cristie Ball predicts for Cloud Computing in 2014;

Last year it was predicted that the rate of cloud adoption and migration would rise in 2013 and we can see that the Cloud has been brought to popularity.

As we reach the end of 2013 here are our top 5 predictions from the Cristie Ball for cloud and virtualization in 2014:

• Cloud adoption will continue to grow as businesses become serious about the Cloud as a business tool, with saving time and money being the strongest influences. Check out the links for more information.

• There will be a growing enterprise use of the public cloud as more and more enterprises are becoming increasingly comfortable and trusting of the security and scale of public clouds.

• Efficiently managing and storing information that may never be used again will be a huge issue for IT managers and administrators, especially with the costs associated with VM sprawl. It will become increasingly easier to lose control of the volume of virtual machines so it will be vital to implement successful policies in order to gain control.

• Adoption of the private cloud will continue to grow at a slower pace and mainly among finance and healthcare industries where there are compliance and security issues that require on-site data hosting.

• The quantity of Big Data in the Cloud will rapidly increase, especially with businesses requiring more and more storage for data. This will be particularly important for social media providers who will need a way of handling all the data as social networks and niche networks continue to grow. Social media will act as a big driver for cloud adoption in 2014, and we will see the beginning of Big Data-as-a-service.

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