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Search Analytics Trends: More-Detailed Search Requests Reflect a Maturing Attitude to the Cloud
25 May 2012
 
Gregor Petri  

In searches on Gartner's website, generic cloud-related terms are giving way to more specific "as a service" and vendor-related areas of interest. Although this probably indicates a deepening understanding of the cloud, it does not necessarily reflect real-world adoption or revenue potential.





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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • Private Cloud Gaining Popularity
  • Recommended Reading
Figures
Figure 1.
Overall Cloud-Related Search Terms, 2008-2012
Figure 2.
"Private Cloud" as a Percentage of Cloud-Related Searches by Company Size, 2009-2012
Figure 3.
"Private Cloud" as a Percentage of Cloud-Related Searches by Region, 2009-2012
Figure 4.
Use of More-Specific Cloud-Related Search Terms, 2008-2012
Figure 5.
Layers of the Cloud Stack
Figure 6.
Total Searches for "SaaS," "IaaS," "PaaS" and "BPaaS," 2008-2012
Figure 7.
Government and Public-Sector Client Searches for "SaaS," "IaaS," "PaaS" and "BPaaS," 2008-2012
Figure 8.
Cloud-Related Searches for "IaaS" and "PaaS" by Region, 2009-2012
Figure 9.
Cloud-Related Searches for "SaaS" by Region, 2009-2012
Figure 10.
Use of Cloud Vendor and Product Names by Company Size, 2009-2012
Figure 11.
Use of Cloud Vendor and Product Names by Region, 2009-2012
Figure 12.
Vendor and Provider Names Used in Cloud-Related Searches, 2008-2012




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