The Future of Cloud Computing (Janna Quitney Anderson, Elon University; Lee Rainie, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project)

El pasado 11 de junio se publicó ´The Future of Cloud Computing`, informe realizado por el Pew Research Center y la Elon University como parte de una encuesta sobre el futuro de Internet que examina el futuro del cloud computing basándose en las opiniones de casi 900 expertos de la industria. La mayoría de los expertos en tecnología que han participado creen que el cloud computing será más predominante que la informática de sobremesa para el fin de la década.

The future of cloud computing
Technology experts and stakeholders say they expect they will ‘live mostly in the cloud’ in 2020 and not on the desktop, working mostly through cyberspace‐based applications accessed through networked devices. This will substantially advance mobile connectivity through smartphones and other internet appliances. Many say there will be a cloud‐desktop hybrid. Still, cloud computing has many difficult hurdles to overcome, including concerns tied to the availability of broadband spectrum, the ability of diverse systems to work together, security, privacy, and quality of service.