Chapter 9. Cloud 9: the future of the cloud

This chapter covers

  • The most significant transformation IT has ever undergone
  • Ten predictions about how the cloud will evolve
  • Ten predictions about how application development will evolve
  • An overview of the book

The previous chapters as well as the introduction have covered a broad range of topics—defining who can best use this book, what the cloud is, and the what, when, and how of moving to the cloud. It’s consistent with that progression to end with a set of predictions for the future of cloud computing. We’ll do our best to paint both a medium- and long-term picture, keeping with the themes of the rest of this book to make them useful. We’ll give you more information and perspective about ...

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