Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2009

ID Number: G00168780

16 July 2009

David Mitchell Smith L. Frank Kenney Daryl C. Plummer Benoit J. Lheureux Gene Phifer Paolo Malinverno Jay Heiser Arabella Hallawell David W. Cearley Lydia Leong David Gootzit Yefim V. Natis Eric Knipp Donald Feinberg Thomas J. Bittman Martin Reynolds Carl Claunch Brian Gammage Andrew Butler Andrew Frank Kelly M. Kavanagh Greg Young Michele Cantara Donna Taylor Cameron Haight Milind Govekar Ben Pring Claudio Da Rold Robert P. Desisto Frank Ridder Donna Scott Frances Karamouzis Tom Austin Matthew W. Cain

Cloud computing is the most hyped subject in IT today. We look at the different aspects of the topic and their status on Gartner's Hype Cycle.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

What You Need to Know

The Hype Cycle

The Priority Matrix

On the Rise

		Cloud Services Governance
		Cloud-Driven Professional IT Services and Solutions
		Cloud Computing/SaaS Integration
		Cloudbursting/Overdraft
		Cloud Service Management Tools
		Tera-architectures
		Virtual Private Cloud Computing
		Application Platform as a Service
		Cloud Computing for the Enterprise
		DBMS in the Cloud
		Private Cloud Computing
		Business Process Utility
		Hybrid Cloud Computing
		Cloud Application Development Tools
		Cloud-Based E-Mail Services
		Cloud-Enabled BPM Platforms
		Cloud Security Concerns
		Cloud Storage

At the Peak

		Elasticity
		Enterprise Portals as a Service
		Cloud/Web Platforms
		Compute Infrastructure Services
		'In the Cloud' Security Services
		Cloud Computing
		Public Cloud Computing/the Cloud

Sliding Into the Trough

		Real-Time Infrastructure
		IT Infrastructure Utility
		SaaS

Climbing the Slope

		SaaS Sales Force Automation
		Virtualization
		Cloud Advertising
		Grid Computing
		Integration as a Service

Appendixes

Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels

Recommended Reading

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Hype Cycle Phases

	Table 2.	Benefit Ratings

	Table 3.	Maturity Levels

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2009

	Figure 2.	Priority Matrix for Cloud Computing, 2009

Emerging Technologies
Cloud Computing

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