The timetable maturity technologies1, updated annually by Gartner, investors look to the left, and consumers – to the right. And rightly so. Prior to becoming a mass market commodity, any technology should above all to overcome the difficult time growing up (Technology Trigger). At this stage VCs typically are invested in the development and to then (if you’re lucky) to break the bank. But consumers pioneer (early adopters) to apply such solutions early. After all, they had just come out of the walls of research laboratories.
If childhood was overshadowed by the news tragic circumstances – for example, the emergence of alternative technology-killer, the next station – the peak of inflated expectations (Peak of Inflated Expectations). All around are beginning to loudly cheering on the fascinating prospects. Even those who did not understand the essence of what is happening. Rare technology, residing at puberty, can endure this storm of applause. So the first steps in adult life often end up humiliating defeat. And a period of general disappointment (Trough of Disillusionment). At this point not had time to deal with teenage pimples and other cosmetic flaws innovation absolutely no one does not like – or consumers (alas, this is not a complete product) or investors (invest later).
It is only by getting rid of the shortcomings (Slope of Enlightenment), the technology reaches a plateau of productivity (Plateau of Productivity). That is – began to be used widely.
Look at the “gartnerovskie slides” of the sample in 2012. Clearly, investors lead dances around 3D-scanner, the three-dimensional bioprinterov (to ten years to twenty-one could look to the nearest lab and order a brand new body – liver or kidney – instead wear). Interest of the system automatic content recognition (pure artificial intelligence) and are looking at such wonders as human augmentation. Learn more at http://cloudsis.com/.
Friday Night Lights at the peak of inflated expectations – three-dimensional printing, “inanimate” objects, the concept of “bring your own work mobile device» (BYOD) and Complex Event Processing – a new class of complex information systems to collect data anywhere, filter, and analyze them to detect correlation and thus support decision-making processes in real time.
And where is the public’s pets – “cloud” computing, about which last year was so much controversy and enthusiasm? So here: private cloud computing technology are just a phase of general disappointment, while the sled cloud computing almost slid into the low. So, ready to say goodbye to high expectations, and about to become a familiar tool for the mass.
Thank you for the wise Gartner interesting pictures. But what happens to the “clouds” in Russia? What mood prevails in the camp of suppliers and, most importantly, what they think enterprise customers of IT? It is known as the overseas trends we can not decree. A year ago, “Business Journal” has obraschalsya2 to the topic of “clouds.” Then as the main argument “for” performing economy of such solutions. But it seems that now the paradigm has changed somewhat. More often sound arguments in favor of the convenience, minimize risk and speed run “cloud” projects.
Yes, the “cloud” of IT solutions in Russia already has some history. But, as the CEO of “Yuniklaud” (GC IT) Dmitry Torshin, this market we are still somewhere between «innovators» and «early adopters»: customers who are implementing “cloud” – either new companies or innovators, but certainly – small players:
“Those who are bigger, just launch pilot projects.”
So this wave of migration is still ahead. Let’s try to understand when her wait.
Scary, many horror
“Look at what happened to the data center Amazon.som! What a nightmare, Google’s all gone! Here it is, the vaunted reliability “clouds”! .. “Such hysteria in the media, especially in the network, – it now privychnoe3. What to do? Journalists need a sensation. Whether this background in corporate IT customers? How! Bold enough to imagine the Russian CIO, who will present to the board the new “cloud” IT strategy, when the whole Internet is full of horror stories about the incredibly low reliability of the service providers.
Head of IT department of the company “Razgulay” Alexander Krasnov the move lists the most unpleasant childhood diseases “cloud” computing, which “lie in the safety and reliability”:
– When I talk about security in this context, means the availability of guarantee from the supplier that to our knowledge no one is denied access, they will not be transferred without our knowledge to others, and that in the event of a contingency, we can produce a guaranteed recovery time . And speaking of safety, I mean first of all, continuity of service, work without the risk of degradation of performance.
Well, easy for customers to understand. Although the Director of Marketing and Alliances at Parallels in Russia, CIS, Middle East and Africa, Konstantin Anisimov sure it’s all about “banal ignorance and lack of understanding of” corporate customers the essence and principles of the “cloud” of IT solutions. Summarizing, Anisimov names three groups fear most often sounded by the customers:
– How can something personal (corporate) to keep clear where?
– Can I access my data stored unclear where outsiders – crooks, the FSB, the tax?
– What is the likelihood that my data is stored in case of emergency (fire, virus, human stupidity)?
“Of course – recognized technical director Siemens Enterprise Communications in Russia and the CIS Sergei Chlek – negative stories upset those who think seriously about the use of” cloud “services in their own organization. And gloating cause those who hold conservative views. Although, in my opinion, is the negative of the horror stories of the global public “clouds” (such as for example Amazon or Google) does not strongly affect the Russian customer. As even the most “advanced” of them are oriented to private “cloud” solutions, which are at least in Russia, and at best – in their own perimeter security. “