International. Hybrid Cloud has garnered the highest percentage (48%) of twitter mentions among discussions from the world's leading cloud computing experts during the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, according to analysis by globaldata.
In terms of intensity of discussions, Hybrid Cloud technology was followed by Multi Cloud with 36% of discussions, Public Cloud (13%) and Private Cloud (3%).
Brad Shimmin, Service Director at GlobalData, says: "Within rapidly evolving market areas such as digital transformation, the cloud is no longer seen as an end point or end destination; rather, it's just one aspect of a broader resource continuum that combines private, edge, and public cloud workloads into a transparent, optimized, and reliable whole."
An analysis of GlobalData's cloud computing influencer platform, which tracks more than 250 global cloud computing experts and their discussions on emerging trends, painful areas, new fields of innovation and other popular areas on Twitter, reveals 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) and the 'Internet of Things' as two of the most significant trends in hybrid cloud-related discussions.
Cloud applications and cybersecurity were seen as two major trends in Multi Cloud, as conversations imply that many large organizations struggle with security concerns as they tend towards multi-cloud deployment, where applications will run on multiple cloud providers. The next-generation technology, 5G, also appeared as one of the top trends in Conversations related to Multi Cloud.
Brad Shimmin concludes: "The unique business opportunities surrounding technologies such as 5G and AI in particular are driving this interest in hybrid computing, not out of expense or simplicity, but out of necessity. For use cases like traffic flow optimization, for example, where time-sensitive predictive data analytics is paramount, installing intelligence at the edge is really the only way forward."
