“Companies like IBM and Microsoft have already spent billions transitioning their services to the cloud, and a new report shows they have no intention of stopping anytime soon,” Jennifer Booton reports for Fox Business.
“In fact, enterprise spending on the cloud is expected to triple over the next three years to an estimated $235.1 billion by 2017, according to a new report from IHS (IHS). This year, spending is forecast to jump 20% over 2013 levels to $174.2 billion,” Booton reports. “In an increasingly mobile world, the cloud has become a critical strategy for businesses across all industries, enabling consumers to access vast amounts of data and media such as music from their smartphones and tablets.”
“IHS believes the number of global consumer subscriptions to the cloud will jump to 730 million this year from 630 million in 2013,” Booton reports. “Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Microsoft are now offering premium public cloud storage services, while smaller competitors like Dropbox and Barracuda are offering a fixed amount of free storage to compete with tech giants.”
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Why do you think Apple is forcing everyone into iCloud? Answer: It’s not because you want it; it’s because it will make Apple a lot of money.
Obviously, you don’t get Apple. They do things to create ‘great user experiences’. They make money as a result of that focus.
Great user experience my ass. Can you save different file formats to iCloud like you can to Microsoft SkyDrive or Google Drive? Don’t bother answering. We know what your defender of shit answer will be.
He’s basically right.
Dropbox is what matters, cloud is just an afterthought except for syncing Apple utilities like Calander, Notes, Reminders.
Outside of those, who cares.
You used to be able to sync Calendar with a simple USB cable. Now, you MUST use iCloud. That’s bullcrap!
Apple is going down the wrong path. They aren’t delivering what customers want. This is how giants like GM, IBM, Microsoft (and now Apple) fall from their lofty perches. They all lost touch with the customer.
Especially with the crappy 5GB free limit that they give customers when Google Drive offers 15GB free storage.
Apple behind the curve as usual typically acting as bloodsucking leeches making you pay for cloud services others are offering for free.
Free? Freee???
My foot! Your personal data is never a free commodity!
I would rather pay to have my personal data secure from advertising shills!!!!
The personal data mining thing is overrated. I use Gmail and other Google services all the time. No adverse effects. It’s just another talking point raised by Apple fans because they have nothing better to argue against. And so they continue to be raped by Apple oblivious to the fact that they should pressurise Apple into bundling more free services.
Just add a drought! and all clouds are gone!!!
I wish it were that easy buddy. Have you tried backing up your iPhone to iCloud? It’ll eat up all your 5GB free limit. Apple should raise the free limit to 20GB. It’s not that they can’t afford it but that they want to squeeze the last 5¢ from their customers.
If you cannot afford the ride, why don’t you switch to droid and leave us alone.
I heard there’s an opening for you as a shoe shine boy over at Infinite Loop.
Thought all those hippies wore sandals.
It’s not just the cost. We object to being taken for a ride.
The cloud may be awesome today
But if the TWC Comcast thing goes through
Don’t plan on doing anything fast
Funny, but when we were kids they called this the “main frame”, and was something everyone was running away from.
Given the hacking breaches in large systems, whether data centers for retailers or for government (HHS) or 3rd party storage, it is obvious that for people and companies with proprietary information, you are dealing with fire.
If some competitor/spook/foreign competitor finds out that your company runs its proprietary data on “thecloud” and figures a way in, they can steal the data &/or compromise/destroy it.
Why not get a MacMini or MacPro in a remote location you can make secure, partly by obscurity and you run your on remote server?
FOLKS, this is not rocket science to run your own server!
To “Ballmer’s let nut”: I disagree with your name, although I think you got the “nut” part right!
To “Ballmer’s left nut”: I disagree with your name, although I think you got the “nut” part right!
The cloud and cloud-based services only grow with the existence of cheap ubiquitous broadband service. There isn’t anything that looks like that on Americas horizon. Right now it’s increasingly expensive, spotty and throttled service. Until that gets turned around, there will be little growth. It will be like cable, with more and more people seeking to avoid dependence on it. Internet connectivity is infrastructure, like roads and water, and should be under the control of government, aka the collective will of the people.