While it has been overhyped by some, I expect Cloud Computing to cross the trough more easily than the social media technologies at first.
No great surprise that Twitter and the social media family will be put under increased scrutiny in corporate life in most organisations but cloud computing seems to cover a wide range of functions, many of which can be usefully considered as being non-core to an organisation’s cost base and competitiveness. Fortanix® Inc., the Runtime Encryption® company, today announced that the Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Security, 2020 has identified emerging data security trends that aim to help businesses protect sensitive information as they migrate sensitive data and applications to the public cloud. Cloud computing has probably established itself as of general importance across an organisation, microblogging is probably viewed generally as a distraction amongst the majority of IT departments that I come into contact with. Microblogging and Cloud Computing strike me as being very different issues for the typical IT department. The 2017 edition of the Hype Cycle for Cloud Security is now available and a summary is below. Noteworthy to see that according to Gartner, Microblogging, Cloud Computing and Green IT are just about to drop into the ‘Trough of Dissolusionment’ on the chart. The Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Security aims to help security professionals understand which emerging technologies are ready for mainstream use, and which are still years away from productive deployments for most organizations. While there is a lot of really good analysis in this hype cycle, I just dont buy the cloud security positioning.
Gartner Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2009 Gartner recently released their Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2011, which you can see legally reproduced here on the excellent Software Strategies Blog.