Nearly all companies now rely on cloud computing services to support everything from data analytics to organizational security. A recent forecast from Gartner predicts that the cloud market will reach a staggering $302.5 billion by 2021, up from $186.4 billion in 2018—an indication that the industry is evolving at a rapid pace.
This progress stems from the trends that have influenced the products available to cloud users and the ways that they have implemented them across their organizations.
As we move closer to 2019, it’s important to look at some of the hot topics we believe will shape the face of the industry both in the immediate future and for years to come.