1. Increased usage of tablets and smartphones has dramatically changed internet access patterns. The percentage of internet usage by PC’s has dropped by 50% in three years. The proliferation of smartphones and tablets will continue for the foreseeable future.
2. Gartner estimates that 76% of enterprises will be pursuing a private cloud strategy in 2012.
3. Gartner projects that by 2015, business will broadly adopt a “hybrid cloud” infrastructure, and interoperability through virtualization is a key cloud driver.
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