Cloud Ecosystem: getting ready for new complexity

Great uncertainty has swept across all markets at national and international level in 2022: the delicate geopolitical situation, the energy crisis, and the issues in multiple supply chains, up to the steep rise of inflation. Based on energy-intensive infrastructure, the Cloud market will undoubtedly suffer in this scenario. The entire ecosystem must therefore get up to speed, aiming for the resilience that can only be achieved through joint effort, towards increased economic and environmental stability of the Cloud.

•    What are the national and international context factors that affected the Cloud scenario in 2022?
•    How much is the Cloud market in Italy worth?
•    What is the state of adoption of the Cloud in large companies and in SMEs?
•    What migration paths are Italian companies undertaking?
•    How widespread is Hybrid and Multi Cloud? In what way are management models evolving?
•    What organizational models have been adopted and actions undertaken by businesses to manage and streamline Cloud costs? How is IT Financial Management changing?
•    How are Cloud market players interpreting the environmental sustainability and green IT challenge?

Introduction
The overall Cloud scenario: towards new complexity
The Cloud market and the possible impacts of context complexities
Cloud adoption and strategies in Italian companies: large enterprises and SMEs
Economic sustainability of the Cloud: governance, FinOps, and role of the ecosystem
Green IT and Cloud environmental sustainability: possible Cloud scenarios
Methodology notes
Observatory description