Cloud and Infrastructure Services – Annual Report 2017 – The Future of Stack is No Stack!

The rapid strides in technology in context of cloud-based delivery models, software-defined infrastructure, automation, containerization, and serverless computing are leading towards a collapsing technology stack, which is set to have a profound impact on the IT services operating models within enterprises. Currently, most enterprises follow the traditional siloed approach towards the delivery of IT services which needs to undergo significant overhaul to become agile and outcome-oriented, in order to deliver higher business value. The need for an overhaul in enterprise operations model presents significant opportunities for the IT service providers to differentiate themselves in the market.

This research provides fact-based trends impacting the cloud and Infrastructure Services (IS) market. It analyzes multiple aspects such as overall cloud and infrastructure services market size, leading players, deal sizes, deal durations, and pricing. Buyers of these services will gain by understanding these trends and evolving their sourcing portfolio accordingly. Service providers will benefit by aligning their strategy to cater to these trends.