Global Giants Muscle for Public Cloud Market

Global internet heavyweights are fighting it out on the Indian turf as public cloud grows into a bn dollar opportunity. Where is the market headed and what does it mean for enterprise buyers?

Cloud can do great things, and it is not just about low cost and flexible computing. It can lead to big tussles in the enterprise technology space. While globally tech companies are fighting it out to acquire cloud market share, the Indian public cloud market looks all set for a major battle of its own. 14 www.dqindia.com

To put things in perspective, the public cloud market in India is on the way to a massive explosion. According to Zinnov, the market is expected to grow over 34% CAGR to be at $3.9 - 4.0 bn market by 2020. There is a strong revolution underway on the enterprise side that is driving the shift to cloud. Once largely used by start ups with limited funds, today even large organizations are embracing