Trends in the cloud economy and related infrastructure

The market for cloud services is growing rapidly, but is still small in developing countries. While the supply side of the cloud economy is dominated by global cloud service providers headquartered in the United States, various regional and local players are also emerging in different parts of the world. The ability to leverage the opportunities created by cloud computing — on the supply as well as demand side — is greatly influenced by the quality of ICT infrastructure. As the shift towards the cloud continues, the digital divide becomes less a question of basic access and more about the quality of use.

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