In 2024, IT experts predict that cloud will continue to be a robust driver of innovation and potential growth for many companies. Before we break for the holidays and welcome the new year, we’d like to provide a quick overview of what you can expect to see as the most significant trends in the area of cloud technologies and services.
AI As-a-Service
Cloud infrastructure has a major part to play in distributing AI capability to the masses, along with all the financial and social benefits that it’s projected to provide. AI models, such as the ChatGPT large languange model, are trained on massive quantities of data, using huge amounts of computing power. Most companies don’t have the internal resources to set this up on their own, but by tapping into AI-as-a-service through cloud service platforms, they have access to this transformative technology solution.
The amount of large companies with a multi-cloud strategy (meaning they purchase cloud services from several providers) is expected to increase from 76% to 85% during the course of 2024. It delivers advantanges in both cost and agility but adds complexity to governance. Multi and hybrid cloud structures – when companies blend on-premises infrastructure with cloud services – are advanced solutions that will continue to evolve and increase in popularity as companies strive to pick and choose which services they require.
Real-Time Cloud Technologies and Infrastructure
In the coming year, businesses will look even harder at ways to leverage real-time data to obtain real time insights – instead of reacting to out-of-date information. More and more of the information and data consumers will want will be delivered via streamed data – music from Spotify, movies from Netflix, Teams calls for business, and cloud gaming. This trend indicates that instant-access to data storage will be in high demand from cloud consumers.
Cloud-Driven Transformation
Embracing cloud computing technology can pave the way to the adoption of many other innovative technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain. By eliminating direct investments in systems architecture and infrastructure, companies are able to more effectively launch initiatives to assess the benefits of emerging technologies – all because of the proliferation of cloud computing.
Cloud Security, Resilience and Privacy
Cloud users will demand encryption, authentication and disaster recovery to confront the increasing 2024 threat landscape. Information theft and data breaches are happening more frequently and increasing in severeity. As criminals utilize AI to power ever innovative attack strategies, any system used by a human is still going to be at risk. This means security and resilience is paramount to cloud provider and customer agendas. Cloud privacy is associated with the development of technological, regulatory and legislative options to help companies leverage the cloud while offering full data protection to their customers. Managing the privacy implications of the cloud will continue to be a priority in 2024.
Pay-As-You-Go Cloud Technologies and Services
Serverless cloud computing services allow companies to relinquish the need to manage their own in-house servers. While conventional cloud services charged for the number of host servers, a serverless model requires that the business only pay for the resources they use and require. Serverless cloud models encourage efficiency by freeing up the business’s resources to spend on their core tasks.
Simplified Cloud Computing
Low-code/ no-code tools are allowing non-technical individuals to develop applications that would have required trained software engineers in the past. In the same way, cloud service providers are optimizing drag-and-drop interfaces and natural language tools to alleviate the need for advanced technical skills.
Cloud Technologies and Exeprtise
If you are a Sarasota area business looking to leverage cloud computing for your business, call Alliance IT today. We can schedule a consultation and hep you to be prepared for innovation in the new year.
