CHAPTER 25

What’s Next for Cloud?

We’ve spent most of this book discussing the underlying forces that impact the economics of the cloud. These have included quantitative factors, such as economies and statistics of scale, and qualitative factors, such as the psychology of cloud customers: behavioral Cloudonomics. How might these factors impact the evolution of the cloud market, pricing for cloud services, and the roles of participants in the cloud ecosystem? Although nothing is certain, we can make some educated guesses.

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