Current marketplace & Projections
Opportunities in the cloud market are growing, as different industries explore opportunities to capitalize on the customization and multifaceted tools that can be offered.
The graph your left provides an overview of the market share in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, of which 40% of CRM software sold in 2012 was SaaS. Columbus also notes that in 2012 the market for CRM grew by a whopping 12%, which is very significant. Programs such as Salesforce, Oracle and Microsoft are utilized in a variety of industries including the medical and education sectors and can be utilized for managing staff, recruiting staff, managing talent/skill development, payroll, e-learning and much more.
The graph your left provides an overview of the market share in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, of which 40% of CRM software sold in 2012 was SaaS. Columbus also notes that in 2012 the market for CRM grew by a whopping 12%, which is very significant. Programs such as Salesforce, Oracle and Microsoft are utilized in a variety of industries including the medical and education sectors and can be utilized for managing staff, recruiting staff, managing talent/skill development, payroll, e-learning and much more.
The total market for public cloud services is " expected to grow from $76.9B in 2010 to $210B in 2016" (Columbus, L. 2013, February 19).
Cloud computing is changing the way the public shares information, thus, the medical field is attempting to adopt with such changes.
Cloud computing is changing the way the public shares information, thus, the medical field is attempting to adopt with such changes.
Figure 3.0 reflects the various public cloud services that are offered in the market and their projected growth between 2010-2016.
EzeCastle Integration conducted a survey in the financial realm to understand why companies are shifting to the cloud, why they are not and for what specific workplace tasks the cloud is being used for. We can see in Figure 4.0 that a significant reason that firms are shifting to cloud based systems is for financial efficiencies in Information Technology. Where firms see an opportunity for savings they are eager to adopt new tools.
With cloud trends and benefits evident, it is becoming crucial for the medical realm to adopt cloud systems. The figure below describes why hospitals must look into the usage of cloud applications: