Year in review: Shifting from a monocloud to a multicloud and hybrid cloud landscape

2019 has been a notable year for the cloud and software markets, shedding light on the cloud landscape as it becomes progressively complicated. From customers’ increasingly complex use cases to vendors’ sustained but slowing growth, along with acquisitions, new challengers and new ventures, the market continues to transform.

Join Allan Krans, Meaghan McGrath, Jack McElwee and Catie Merrill from TBR’s Cloud and Software team as they recap the most salient events of 2019 and look ahead to what those changes hold for the coming year. 

Don’t miss:

  • Shifts in cloud consumption
  • Cloud vendor adaptations
  • Expectations for 2020

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

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IoT in 2019: New strategies, new ecosystems

IoT, a technique for applying technology to generate new outcomes, has been a focal point for a wide set of IT and operational technology vendors interested in being involved in the wave of digital transformation and driving new business. In 2019 vendors are starting to solidify unique go-to-market strategies, and construction of new ecosystems and channels is taking place.

Join Ezra Gottheil and Daniel Callahan for a benchmark on where IoT stands as well as a snapshot of the evolution of vendors’ go-to-market strategies.

Don’t miss:

  • A sampling of the differentiated stances vendors in the wider community have taken, including self-service Amazon Web Services, application-focused Oracle, embedded-driver Dell Technologies, and things-focused Bosch
  • An overview of new ecosystems that are forming around data pools and value-added services, such as cross-domain ecosystems, industry ecosystems and partner ecosystems
  • An explanation of new channels forming inside the IoT ecosystem, such as the increasing impact of distributors, VARs and small systems integrators in delivering vendor components to end customers

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].

The evolving battleground for winning private cloud customers

Of the 200 enterprises surveyed in TBR’s 2H18 Cloud Infrastructure & Platforms Customer Research, 85% have adopted private cloud and TBR projects the hosted private cloud IaaS market will grow to $24 billion in 2022, from $18 billion in 2018. This growth creates opportunity for providers across the value chain and encourages the entry of new disruptive market players.

Join Angela Lambert, Cassandra Mooshian and Stephanie Long on Aug. 14 for a discussion on current market trends and opportunities in private cloud and supporting technologies as well as the questions providers should be asking to capitalize on those opportunities. Additionally, we’ll highlight strategies deployed by market disruptors. The team will dig into the evolving private cloud market, including:

  • Overarching customer adoption trends, vendor developments and market opportunities
  • How hyperconverged technologies are supporting private cloud expansion
  • Market impact of disruptors such as AWS Outposts
  • Key questions vendors should ask to assess their market position and capitalize on the private cloud market opportunity

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].

Leading webscales tackle the connectivity problem; CSP business model under threat

After dominating the digital advertising and cloud services markets, leading webscales are moving deeper into the networking domain, aiming to leverage new technologies and business models that could threaten incumbent communications service providers’ (CSP) core business of providing connectivity services. Leading webscales aim to bring connectivity worldwide, which will extend their advertising and cloud empires and provide them with additional vectors to drive new digital businesses. The disruptive means by which these visionary webscales are planning to tackle ubiquitous connectivity poses a significant threat to incumbent stakeholders in the telecom ecosystem.

Join Principal Analyst Chris Antlitz and Senior Analyst Michael Soper on Sept. 11 for an in-depth and exclusive review of TBR’s most recent Webscale ICT Market Landscape.

Don’t miss:

  • How much leading webscales will spend on ICT capex over the next five years
  • How leading webscales are driving innovation in the ICT ecosystem, particularly as it pertains to connectivity-related initiatives
  • How webscale involvement in the ICT ecosystem will impact stakeholders in the telecom industry

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].

Cloud pairs well with partners

In the cloud and software markets no one vendor touts everything every customer could need, making it increasingly important for vendors to team up to provide enterprises with value-added solutions and services. Join us Sept. 18 to hear the latest on vendor partnership activities and how we believe they will impact the market long term.

Join Allan Krans, Cassandra Mooshian, Jack McElwee and Catie Merrill as they dig into the evolving cloud and software vendor landscape, detailing how cloud marketplaces came to be and the role they play as well as the growing number of coopetive ISV and systems integrator (SI) partnerships at play.

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TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].

Quantum computing leaps into customers’ transformation-centric conversations

The quantum computing market will evolve from research-centric to commercial use cases as the technology reaches economic advantage — algorithm by algorithm — in the next two to five years. Once this occurs, developments will be rapid and organizations with the foundation built to take advantage of quantum computing will quickly reap the rewards of their early investments. Quantum computing, as a transformation-inducing technology, will impact multiple aspects of the IT environment, including power consumption, data generation, security and classical computing tie-ins. The swift impact of quantum computing will be a key factor in determining who wins and who loses in this technological transformation.

Join Stephanie Long and Geoff Woollacott as they dig into key findings from TBR’s new Quantum Computing Market Landscape.

Don’t miss:

  • The state of the market
  • TBR’s predictions about the quantum computing market
  • Key vendor spotlights
  • Potential economic disruption due to the emergence of this new technology

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].

Where will hyperconverged infrastructure fit in the modern data center?

Insights from TBR’s hyperconverged infrastructure research stream

As digital transformation progresses, customers’ data center environments evolve in kind. TBR’s hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) research stream provides some indicators on the market’s motions. TBR unearths customer preferences centered on HCI and maps the anticipated progression of HCI adoption over the next five years. Deep dives into the evolving vendor landscape, HCI use cases and workload trends are key highlights within this research.

Join Geoff Woollacott and Stephanie Long as they share key insights around the current state of the HCI market, how digital transformation will impact this market’s momentum, and where TBR expects the market to head in the next few years.

Don’t miss:

  • The state of the HCI market
  • HCI’s place in the cloud market
  • HCI market leaders, disruptors and laggards

 

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].

Channel partner ecosystems will evolve to support digital adoption

An exclusive review of TBR’s ongoing analysis of ICT vendors’ go-to-market strategies and Tailored Services capabilities

Shifts in customer consumption preferences and efforts to accelerate revenue expansion in high-growth business segments continue to transform the go-to-market motions of leading technology and professional services vendors. Vendors are increasingly relying on their channel ecosystems to create self-sustaining economies that support their financial and strategic objectives in cloud, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, digital, and other disruptive technology and services segments. As part of this effort to pursue channel-led growth, vendors are investing in new and revised channel partner programs, structures and strategies, and new partner types and ecosystems are emerging around major technology domains.

Join TBR’s Bryan Belanger and Colin Naples April 17 for a review of:

  • Major recent channel and alliance strategy trends and developments observed across TBR’s technology market coverage domains
  • Expectations for channel and alliance strategy trends and developments across TBR’s technology market coverage domains in 2019
  • TBR’s perspective on the importance of competitive channel strategy benchmarking, as well as recommended best practices for vendors to use in benchmarking competitive channel programs, structures and strategies

 

 

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].

Progress report: State of the NFV/SDN telecom market

Insight’s from TBR’s 1Q19 NFV/SDN Telecom Market Landscape

The NFV/SDN ecosystem continues to advance and leading communication service providers (CSPs) are making progress on their NFV/SDN-related initiatives, but full transformation is still years away as industry challenges remain. Join Telecom Senior Analysts Chris Antlitz and Michael Soper for an in-depth review of TBR’s latest report on the NFV/SDN telecom market landscape.

Don’t miss:

  • Examples of how leading CSPs are progressing on their NFV/SDN-related initiatives
  • How NFV and SDN adoption will impact global CSP capex and opex spend through 2022
  • Why 5G will push CSPs to accelerate and broaden their NFV/SDN-related initiatives
  • Which vendors are outperforming in the NFV/SDN space

 

 

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].

The makings of the telecom edge compute market

Insights from TBR’s 2Q19 Telecom Edge Compute Market Landscape

Edge compute will be required to enable and support new use cases of the network, such as augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) and autonomous transportation, as well as will provide significant benefits, such as cost savings, for communication service providers (CSP). The build-out of these edge compute environments will create opportunities for the vendor ecosystem. Join Telecom Principal Analyst Chris Antlitz for an in-depth review of TBR’s first edition of the Telecom Edge Compute Market Landscape.

Don’t miss:

  • The key reasons CSPs will build out edge compute environments
  • How much CSPs will invest to build out edge compute environments
  • Which vendors are likely to outperform in this nascent market

TBR webinars are held typically on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. ET and include a 15-minute Q&A session following the main presentation. Previous webinars can be viewed anytime on TBR’s Webinar Portal.

For additional information or to arrange a briefing with our analysts, please contact TBR at [email protected].