So many use cloud services because many cloud services are provided at no incremental charge to end users, or cost very little.
Monday, October 15, 2012
375 Million Use Consumer Cloud, 500 Million be End of 2012
Some 375 million consumer were using some form of cloud service earlier in 2012, while perhaps 500 million will be jumping to an estimated 625 million in 2013 and then doubling over the course of four years to reach 1.3 billion by 2017, according to IHS iSuppli.
So many use cloud services because many cloud services are provided at no incremental charge to end users, or cost very little.
So many use cloud services because many cloud services are provided at no incremental charge to end users, or cost very little.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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