Multiple Cloud strategies Are in the Ascendant and Artificial Intelligence Provides Assistance

Five Trends in Cloud Computing In 2023

The large-scale application of cloud computing has always been the key driving force of many of the most revolutionary technologies, such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and will further promote the development of virtual reality and augmented reality, metaverse, and even quantum computing and other technologies in the future.

Cloud computing is a kind of distributed computing, which means that the huge data computing processing program is decomposed into numerous small programs through the network cloud, and then these small programs are processed and analyzed by a system composed of multiple servers, and the results are obtained and returned to users.

The large-scale application of cloud computing has always been the key driving force of many of the most revolutionary technologies, such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. In the future, it will also further promote the development of VR and AR, metaverse, even quantum computing and other technologies.

In a recent report, Forbes listed five major trends in the cloud computing field in 2023, including the emerging cloud strategy and the assistance of AI. In the new year, companies will continue to use cloud services to acquire innovative technologies and improve the efficiency of their own operations and processes.

Safety investment is indispensable

Migrating some businesses or data to the cloud brings huge opportunities and improves efficiency, but also makes companies and organizations face a series of new network security threats. According to a report released by International Data Corporation (IDC) in January this year, 98% of organizations have experienced at least one cloud security breach in the past 18 months, and about 79% of companies have experienced at least one cloud data leak. Another study jointly conducted by the Ponemon Institute and IBM also found that the average loss of cloud data leakage to enterprises was as high as 3.61 million US dollars.

In view of this, in the next year, it will become a more important priority for the company to increase the expenditure on network security and strengthen the recovery capacity building in all aspects, from data loss to the impact of the epidemic on global business. However, many companies hope to cut costs in the expectation of economic recession, so their focus may be to find more innovative and cost-effective ways to maintain network security. This also means that companies will use more AI and prediction technology to detect threats before causing security problems.

Multiple cloud strategy is in the ascendant

Cloud computing has brought enterprises’ business to a new level, but in recent years, cloud computing platform business interruption has often occurred. This has made many cloud enterprises realize that eggs cannot be put in a basket at the same time. A single cloud computing strategy has great risks, and multiple cloud strategies should be adopted to distribute different businesses and data to different cloud platforms.

If 2022 is the first year of hybrid cloud, then 2023 may be the year for enterprises to understand the advantages of multiple cloud, and the multiple cloud strategy is in the ascendant.

Multiple cloud platforms provide many advantages over traditional single-vendor strategy, the most important of which is the ability to utilize unique cloud services from multiple different providers at any given time. This not only enables enterprises to maintain dynamic operation, but also reduces costs and transfers each cloud traffic to the corresponding business cloud. In addition, a single cloud computing platform may face the problem of business interruption. If enterprise applications and services are very important, you can choose a multi-cloud platform strategy in order to ensure business continuity.

A report stressed that 84% of large and medium-sized companies will adopt the multi-cloud strategy by 2023, positioning it as one of decisive trends in the cloud computing field next year.

AI and machine learning drive

AI and machine learning will become a part of cloud services, because few enterprises have the resources to build their own AI infrastructure - collecting data and training algorithms require a lot of computing power and storage space.

In addition, cloud service providers increasingly rely on AI to complete a number of tasks, including managing the huge distributed network required to provide storage resources for customers, managing the power supply and cooling system of data centers, and providing power for network security solutions to ensure data security.

In 2023, people are expected to see the continuous emergence of innovative technologies and solutions in this field as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other large-scale cloud service providers continue to apply their advanced AI technology to create more efficient and cost-effective cloud services for customers. 

Low code/no code cloud service

Tools and platforms that allow anyone to create applications without having to worry about writing computer code are becoming more and more popular. Such low code/no code solutions include tools for building websites, web applications and any type of tools that design companies may need. Low code/no code solutions can even be used to create applications driven by AI, which greatly reduces the barriers for some companies to use AI and machine learning. Many of these services are provided through the cloud, which means that users can access them as services without having to own the powerful computing infrastructure they need.

Tools such as online design collaboration tool platform Figma, online form application Airtable and software of the same name developed by software technology company Zoho, allow users to perform tasks that previously required coding experience, such as designing websites, automating spreadsheet tasks and building web applications. Providing such services is considered to be an area where cloud technology can show its skills in 2023 and beyond.

Cloud game innovation

Cloud computing brings streaming media services such as Netflix and Spotify. With the development of these services, the game ecosystem will also be reshaped like film and music. The video game streaming media service market will become the next arena for technology giants. Microsoft, Sony, Nvidia and Amazon have all entered this field.

The development of various cloud services is also not smooth. Google spent millions of dollars to develop its Stardia video game streaming media, but finally collapsed and withdrew this year. One of the problems is the network itself - the bandwidth required by video game streaming services is obviously higher than that of music or video, which means that only those users with high-quality high-speed Internet access can use these games.

However, with the continuous introduction of 5G and other ultra-high-speed network technologies, this problem will eventually be solved. 2023 may be the year when cloud games will have an impact. Many people predict that cloud games will become the killer application of 5G, just as streaming video is to 4G and streaming media is to 3G.