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Cloud technologies have been developing by leaps and bounds in recent years, and in many respects, this process is caused by great interest from small and medium-sized enterprises. In 2020, many companies have included cloud tools in their infrastructure in one way or another, which has reduced the costs of maintaining the system and achieved the high resiliency of their applications. The beginning of 2021 showed that interest in cloud technologies continues to grow. What changes will be in the cloud sphere in the near future?

Top Trends In Cloud Technologies

There is no trend more pressing than cloud computing. The cloud is the backbone of the data and application technology ecosystem and has been instrumental in driving this change. Everything from contact tracing to home delivery, telemedicine, work and gaming from home has been revolutionized by the cloud. Here are some examples of how cloud computing is likely to evolve over the course of 2021:

1. Serverless computing

This trend should become one of the main in the new decade. The serverless method has appeared recently, but it has already gained close attention from experts around the world. This technology makes it possible to implement infrastructure functions on the required basis in the cloud. Many enterprises are migrating to serverless computing because of the simplification of the workflow.

2. Hybrid cloud

For some organizations, choosing between public, private, or hybrid cloud environments is quite challenging. Each option has advantages and disadvantages in terms of flexibility, performance, security, and compliance. For example, migrating business to the public cloud can cut Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by40 percent. However, in 2021, a hybrid cloud is projected to have the highest demand.

Hybrid cloud is based on a combination of public and private storage, which allows the company to perform various business tasks, both on-premises and remotely. The benefits of a hybrid cloud:

• Businesses can control the hybrid cloud and optimize it for their needs while maintaining high levels of reliability and security.
• Hybrid cloud technologies can increase the speed of data transfer, ensuring that information reaches the user quickly.
• The use of both private and public storage helps to almost completely eliminate the risk of infrastructure downtime and ensure the security of databases.

3. Multicloud

Another trend in recent years is the simultaneous building of infrastructure on cloud solutions from several vendors. Supposedly, this will remove barriers between different service providers.

4. Virtual cloud solutions in offices

Almost all entire familiar work environments can be delivered to the computer device with the help of a managed cloud service. That is, organizations can opt for an hourly subscription for the time they spend at work, which eliminates the cost of upgrading equipment and reduces the need for redundancy in their solutions.

This approach increases the efficiency of employees: the company can be sure that they all use the same software. Also, virtual desktops contribute to security: all devices can be managed centrally.

5. Media spheres in the cloud

Users are less likely to buy files on physical media and prefer access to content through the cloud. The era when people regularly have to spend a lot of money on equipment upgrades in order to comfortably run modern games is coming to an end. Cloud gaming is going to change this market a lot. In the future, for a comfortable start of any game, the user will only need a device and an Internet connection.

6. Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence will not only improve productivity, but also smoothen the company’s workflows. It is directly dependent on cloud computing. With the help of cloud technologies, artificial intelligence increases its efficiency. This will allow many companies to intelligently automate and manage processes, quickly assess and adapt to new business realities. AI will be able to automate manual tasks, predict future problems and optimize data center costs for maintaining equipment. It will be possible to solve rather complex tasks of protecting information – and all this without direct human intervention. Cloud platforms as a service will enable users of virtually any budget and skill level to access machine learning features (such as image recognition tools, language processing, and recommendation engines).

Clouds are no longer perceived only as a saving tool; they are gradually becoming the basis for the transformation of any business.