Trying to extrapolate these many views into the future and agree a possible path or strategy in such a diverse environment is even harder. That however should not stop us from trying. The illustration on the right actually comes from a research note just published* on the topic that identifies three factors that will significantly impact cloud adoption in the enterprise space.
As Gartner made the note – in anticipation of the upcoming Symposium Season and the Outsourcing Summits in London and Orlando – generally available via this press release, I wont try and give an even shorter summary here. Suffice to say that some established technology marketing truths – like the ones Geoffrey Moore described over twenty years in his classic “Crossing the Chasm” – still hold true, even today.
Tune Into The Cloud 