Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is a growing method of service delivery over a network. This market insight analyzes the results of in-depth interviews with 121 enterprises in Brazil in 2012. Market awareness and perceptions were gauged. Also, this study provides information on market drivers and restraints, and companies plans for investment in cloud services to...

This part of the paper provides an overview of the cloud services markets of South Africa and Kenya. It discusses the key concepts of the market, including the different types of services offered, the models under which they may be provided as well as their respective benefits and limitations. There is also a brief discussion on how these markets h...

Cloud computing is a natural evolution of service delivery over a network. A huge difference in the adoption and perception of cloud computing is noticed within the corporate segment, between large enterprises and small and medium businesses. Frost & Sullivan analyzed the mid-market in Brazil with regard to cloud computing adoption through in-depth...

Most of the major factors driving adoption of the Cloud Computing concept by companies in Brazil are the same ones that boost more mature markets such as the USA and Western Europe. Fortunately for the Latin American and Caribbean region, countries such as Brazil, Colombia and Chile were not so effected by the economic crisis as some other economie...

The South African cloud computing industry is preparing itself for a rapid increase in application and interest. This increase is due to the attractive characteristics of the cloud, such as cost cutting, flexibility and increased productivity through efficient systems. Although there is still debate and confusion surrounding the definitions and tim...