Research and Markets: The Role for Telcos in Cloud Computing - Cloud Computing has Grabbed the Attention of the IT Industr

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/22d723/the_role_for_telco) has announced the addition of the "The role for telcos in cloud computing" report to their offering.

Over the last two years, cloud computing has grabbed the attention of the IT industry because of its potential to offer a new model for the provision of computing and applications to enterprises. More recently, leading global telcos have developed and launched their own cloud computing services, including infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), as they plan to compete head-on with solutions from leading players in the IT industry.

We believe that major telcos have an important part to play in promoting the awareness and understanding of cloud computing, and bringing enterprise-grade cloud computing solutions to a broader base of users. Telcos also have a unique opportunity to position cloud computing as an extension of their managed networking solutions (such as MPLS-based VPNs), by offering on-net cloud computing capabilities backed up by end-to-end service-level agreements (SLAs).

In spite of the industry buzz around cloud computing, this research indicates that it is not currently high on the CIO/IT manager agenda, and telcos are not seen as preferred providers of cloud computing by IT decision-makers. However, we believe that early market entry by leading telcos will give them the opportunity to establish awareness and credibility before the cloud computing market steps up a gear to a higher adoption phase.

Key Topics Covered:

• What is cloud computing?
• The cloud computing model
• Key characteristics of cloud computing services
• On-demand and self-service provisioning of computing resources
• Pooled resources
• A utility pricing model
• Standard network access
• The telco role in the cloud computing model
• Types of cloud computing service and relevance to telcos
• Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)
• Platform-as-a-service (PaaS)
• Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
• Communications-as-a-service (CaaS) and unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS)
• Deployment models for cloud computing play to telco strengths
• Public cloud
• Private cloud
• Hybrid cloud
• Telcos will see intense competition in cloud computing
• The cloud computing opportunity for telcos
• Leading global telcos have set out their cloud computing strategies
• Strategic fit of cloud computing with other telco services
• An opportunity for domestic telcos as well as major global players
• A new wholesale opportunity for leading telcos
• Challenges for telcos

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