Researching a $2 Trillion Market Opportunity

Yankee Group predicts the growing deployment of wireless and wired connectivity globally is fueling a consumer revolution that will drive $2 trillion in technology spending by 2014. Ubiquitous connectivity, truly mobile devices, content in the cloud and a plethora of apps are enabling consumers to live, work and play on the go. In this new environment, consumers are the new power brokers.

Yankee Group calls this the era of the connected user, and we predict that the impact of this revolution will be bigger than the PC, bigger than the Internet and even bigger than Anywhere. Our research is focused on helping clients identify revenue opportunities by interpreting how connected user experiences drive demand for networks, devices and content.

To learn more, read the press release or download the new report using the form below: “The Next Tipping Point: The Connected Experience”

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THE BOTTOM LINE:

Enterprise cloud services generated U.S.$9.2 billion in revenue worldwide in 2010, but that number is expected to grow to U.S.$22.3 billion in 2014, a CAGR of 30 percent. The table is set for long-term growth for cloud service providers. Within the time frame of this forecast, the skills, capabilities and value proposition of cloud service providers will surpass those of internal enterprise IT departments.