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Global Chess Market to Witness a Pronounce Growth During 2025 | The House of Staunton, ChessSUA, CNCHESS, ChessBaron, etc. – Keep Reading

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

The ChessMarket report considers the major factors accountable for driving the growth of the ChessIndustry, in addition to the key hindrances and challenges. Moreover, the ChessMarket report analyzes the industry from a 360-degree perspective. It takes into account the supply side and demand side, which allows the users to go into the minute details of the entire ecosystem of the market.

The findings of this report illustrate the Chessmarket status and prospects of global and major regions, from the perspective of players, product, regions, and end Application/industries. This report profiles the key players in global and major regions and classifies the Chessmarket by product and Application/end industries.

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Northern Tier Library hosting used book sale, chess tournament, more – TribLIVE

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 | 11:00 PM

Northern Tier Regional Library

Northern Tier Regional Library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. For more information about the library or to register for a program, call 724-449-2665 or email [emailprotected]

From 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Feb. 25, Achieva will host a class on infant massage. This event is for caregivers and their babies. Experts will guide participants through massaging techniques for babies. Registration is required.

From 9:30 to 1 p.m. March 14, Northern Tier will be the site of the 47th Annual Library Chess Tournament. The competition has two levels: A Junior Division for grades K-4, and a Senior Division for grades 5-8. The winner in each division will represent the library in the Allegheny County Chess Tournament in late March. Registration is free.

This years annual used book sale will be from April 2 to 6. Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success. Anybody interested in helping in any capacity is encouraged to inquire at the library.

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From drawing to gardening, local history to chess, here’s five things to do today… – Lancashire Post

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

Hilarious and heartbreaking solo show 'First Time' comes to The Dukes, Lancaster tonight and tomorrow

Award-winning HIV+ theatre-maker Nathaniel Hall brings his show First Time to The Dukes in Lancaster this week, fresh from his critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe debut.

First Time is a hilarious and heartbreaking solo show about growing up positive in a negative world.

The show will be performed in Moor Space, The Dukes second site further up Moor Lane tonight and tomorrow.

Taking place in LGBT history month, First Time is crucial for raising awareness of HIV. Its both educational and moving, wearing its heart on its sleeve for all to see.

Tickets start at 8 form http://www.dukeslancaster.org.

Inspired by artworks in the Artful Line at The Harris, explore different techniques and media to create imaginative compositions you can take home. Theres two sessions, 11am for ages five to seven and 2.30pm for ages 12-16. Book via http://www.eventbrite.co.uk.

Chipping Local History Society

Chipping Local History Society meet tonight in St. Marys Community Hall at 7.45pm. Sir Peter Openshaw will be speaking on The dreadful murder of Anne Walne at the Joiners Arms, Ribchester in 1865. Visitors welcome. Call 01772 864289.

Chorley and District Gardening Society

Join Chorley and District Gardening Society tonight as speaker Gordon Malt presents a talk on Climbers. They meet from 7.30pm at Chorley Cricket Club on Sandringham Road, visitors 3 including refreshments. Call 01257 270371 for more.

Escape the February brain fog and exercise your grey matter with Lancaster Chess Club. They meet every Tuesday until early May, 7.30pm at the Reform Club, Great John Street/Stonewell, in Lancaster. Call 01524 884327 for more details.

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Quantum Internet: The Technology That Could Change Everything? – The National Interest Online

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

Google reported a remarkable breakthrough towards the end of 2019. The company claimed to have achieved something called quantum supremacy, using a new type of quantum computer to perform a benchmark test in 200 seconds. This was in stark contrast to the 10,000 years that would supposedly have been needed by a state-of-the-art conventional supercomputer to complete the same test.

Despite IBMs claim that its supercomputer, with a little optimisation, could solve the task in a matter of days, Googles announcement made it clear that we are entering a new era of incredible computational power.

Yet with much less fanfare, there has also been rapid progress in the development of quantum communication networks, and a master network to unite them all called the quantum internet. Just as the internet as we know it followed the development of computers, we can expect the quantum computer to be accompanied by the safer, better synchronised quantum internet.

Like quantum computing, quantum communication records information in what are known as qubits, similar to the way digital systems use bits and bytes. Whereas a bit can only take the value of zero or one, a qubit can also use the principles of quantum physics to take the value of zero and one at the same time. This is what allows quantum computers to perform certain computations very quickly. Instead of solving several variants of a problem one by one, the quantum computer can handle them all at the same time.

These qubits are central to the quantum internet because of a property called entanglement. If two entangled qubits are geographically separated (for instance, one qubit in Dublin and the other in New York), measurements of both would yield the same result. This would enable the ultimate in secret communications, a shared knowledge between two parties that cannot be discovered by a third. The resulting ability to code and decode messages would be one of the most powerful features of the quantum internet.

Commercial applications

There will be no shortage of commercial applications for these advanced cryptographic mechanisms. The world of finance, in particular, looks set to benefit as the quantum internet will lead to enhanced privacy for online transactions and stronger proof of the funds used in the transaction.

Recently, at the CONNECT Centre in Trinity College Dublin, we successfully implemented an algorithm that could achieve this level of security. That this took place during a hackathon a sort of competition for computer programmers shows that even enthusiasts without detailed knowledge of quantum physics can create some of the building blocks that will be needed for the quantum internet. This technology wont be confined to specialist university departments, just as the original internet soon outgrew its origins as a way to connect academics around the world.

But how could this quantum internet be built anytime soon when we currently can only build very limited quantum computers? Well, the devices in the quantum internet dont have to be completely quantum in nature, and the network wont require massive quantum machines to handle the communication protocols.

One qubit here and there is all a quantum communication network needs to function. Instead of replacing the current infrastructure of optical fibres, data centres and base stations, the quantum internet will build on top of and make maximum use of the existing, classical internet.

With such rapid progress being made, quantum internet technology is set to shape the business plans of telecom companies in the near future. Financial institutions are already using quantum communication networks to make inter-bank transactions safer. And quantum communication satellites are up and running as the first step to extending these networks to a global scale.

The pipes of the quantum internet are effectively being laid as you read this. When a big quantum computer is finally built, it can be plugged into this network and accessed on the cloud, with all the privacy guarantees of quantum cryptography.

What will the ordinary user notice when the enhanced cryptography of the quantum internet becomes available? Very little, in all likelihood. Cryptography is like waste management: if everything works well, the customer doesnt even notice.

In the constant race of the codemakers and codebreakers, the quantum internet wont just prevent the codebreakers taking the lead. It will move the race track into another world altogether, with a significant head start for the codemakers. With data becoming the currency of our times, the quantum internet will provide stronger security for a new valuable commodity.

Harun iljak, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Complex Systems Science for Telecommunications, Trinity College Dublin

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Why Quantum Computing Gets Special Attention In The Trump Administration’s Budget Proposal – Texas Standard

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

The Trump administrations fiscal year 2021 budget proposal includes significant increases in funding for artificial intelligence and quantum computing, while cutting overall research and development spending. If Congress agrees to it, artificial intelligence, or AI, funding would nearly double, and quantum computing would receive a 50% boost over last years budget, doubling in 2022, to $860 million. The administration says these two fields of research are important to U.S. national security, in part because China also invests heavily in these fields.

Quantum computing uses quantum mechanics to solve highly complex problems more quickly than they can be solved by standard or classical computers. Though fully functional quantum computers dont yet exist, scientists at academic institutions, as well as at IBM, Google and other companies, are working to build such systems.

Scott Aaronson is a professor of computer science and the founding director of the Quantum Information Center at the University of Texas at Austin. He says applications for quantum computing include simulation of chemistry and physics problems. These simulations enable scientists to design new materials, drugs, superconductors and solar cells, among other applications.

Aaronson says the governments role is to support basic scientific research the kind needed to build and perfect quantum computers.

We do not yet know how to build a fully scalable quantum computer. The quantum version of the transistor, if you like, has not been invented yet, Aaronson says.

On the software front, researchers have not yet developed applications that take full advantage of quantum computings capabilities.

Thats often misrepresented in the popular press, where its claimed that a quantum computer is just a black box that does everything, Aaronson says.

Competition between the U.S. and China in quantum computing revolves, in part, around the role such a system could play in breaking the encryption that makes things secure on the internet.

Truly useful quantum computing applications could be as much as a decade away, Aaronson says. Initially, these tools would be highly specialized.

The way I put it is that were now entering the very, very early, vacuum-tube era of quantum computers, he says.

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HPC User Forum to Explore AI-HPDA Use In Banking and Investment Firms – insideHPC

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

Today Hyperion Research announced high-profile speakers from major banking and investment firms will highlight the agenda at the next HPC User Forum. Thomas Thurston, CTO of WR Hambrecht Ventures, and Brad Spiers, executive director at JP Morgan Chase will deliver keynote talks at the event, which takes place March 30-April 1 in Princeton, New Jersey.

Thomas Thurston

Thomas Thurston is chief technology officer and a partner at WR Hambrecht Ventures, the investment arm of global banking firm WR Hambrecht & Co. Thurston is a venture capitalist who developed the MESE computing system and uses data science to identify disruptive growth companies. Formerly, he used data science to guide growth investments at Intel and led a joint R&D effort at the Harvard Business School to develop predictive statistical models for early stage innovation.

Brad Spiers

The HPC User Forum meeting will also feature talks by U.S. and international experts on exascale computing and architectures, massive-scale analytics, AI for cyber operations, cancer research, fusion energy, seismology, HPC for small businesses, cloud computing, and quantum computing, along with technical updates from HPC vendors.

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29 deeptech VCs in Europe you need to know – Sifted

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

It is not easy to find investors for a deeptech startup. Science-based companies can take much longer than the typical 7-8 year VC investment cycle to produce a return, and not every investor has the background or experience to evaluate these businesses correctly.

But there are a growing number of European investors who do know to do this and there has been a recent influx of new ones on the scene. Corporate venture arms can also often provide patient capital, and a handful have established a track record of success.

This is our list of the 29 investors that deeptech companies should look at when they start seeking money. This is a peer-nominated list, put together by asking people working in this sector who they come across most frequently and who they value. As always, this is an evolving list, so if there is a great company we have missed, please let us know.

There are many flavours to deeptech investing, so weve categorised the funds to help you find a perfect fit whether it is an established name with a string of exits under their belt, or a fresh new arrival with an interesting thesis, a fund that specialises in university spin-outs or one that is good at plugging B2B startups into corporate networks. Click the names to read the full description of how they operate.

Long-established: Accel Partners, AlbionVC, Amadeus Capital Partners, Earlybird Venture Capital, Elaia, Emerald Technology Ventures, IQ Capita, Supernova Invest

New arrivals: Ahren Innovation Capital, AV8, Crane Venture Partners, Future Positive Capital, Maki.VC

Corporate-backed: ABB Technology Ventures, AV8, Emerald Technology Ventures, Robert Bosch Ventures, Schneider Electric Ventures , Siemens Next47

University-affiliated: AlbionVC, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Elaia, Parkwalk

If you want to take your business to the US: Accel Partners, Atlantic Bridge, Frontline Capital

If you want a lot of money: Atomico, Siemens Next47

Very specialist, lots of handholding: Freigeist, Walerud

Focus on central and eastern Europe: Credo Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, Launchub Ventures

Founded: 2009

People: Investment Directors: Kurt Kaltenegger Head of Ventures, Thomas Vogel North America investments, Arvind Vasu Asia investments, Malin Carlstrm Europe investments

Size of fund: Since 2010, ATV has invested more than $200m into technology startups. The fund has an evergreen structure with investment coming from the corporate balance sheet. Looks for startups working on the future of cities, buildings, and homes; future of transportation; future of industry.

What stage do they invest in? From seed to series C with a preference of series A and B

USP: The venture capital arm of ABB has invested in startups spanning a range of sectors including robotics, drones, industrial IoT, AI/machine learning, cybersecurity, smart buildings, electric mobility and distributed energy. The advantage of working with ABB is that startups get access to ABBs deep R&D bench, domain expertise, global customer base and channel partners. An evergreen fund structure means there is less pressure to exit quickly.

Notable investments: 26 companies, including CMR Surgical, Vicarious, GreenVolts, Kespry Validus

Notable exits: DC Systems, Industrial Defender, Persimmon, Bonsai, and Trilliant

Best way to get in touch: https://new.abb.com/about/technology/ventures

Founded: 1983, London office established in 2000

Location: London, Bangalore and Palo Alto

People: In London: Harry Nelis, Sonali De Rycker, Philippe Botteri, Luciana Lixandru, Seth Pierrepont, Andrei Brasoveanu, Luca Bocchio

Size of fund: Accel has raised 6 funds for Europe and has $3bn under management in Europe.

What stage do they invest in? Early-stage, typically series A

USP: Seeks to identify and partner with ambitious founders who have identified an untapped sector and have uncapped ambition. They are industry agnostic, backing originals from the earliest days through all phases of growth. They look for significant technical expertise in the founding team and IP in the product. Their investment philosophy is based on thinking 35 years ahead, and they have a deep CIO and technical expert network that helps Accel understand the underlying technology at companies. As they have teams in London, Bangalore and Palo Alto they can offer startups the chance to be connected globally.

Notable investments: Celonis, DashDash, Rasa, Humio, Deliveroo, Monzo Snyk, UiPath

Notable exits: Atlassian, Kayak, QlikTech, Spotify, Supercell

Best way to get in touch: Founders can reach out to partners directly via social media or through introductions.

Founded: 2018

Location: Cambridge, UK

People: 9 founding partners: Alice Newcombe-Ellis (Founding & Managing Partner), Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, Professor John Daugman OBE, Professor Zoubin Ghahramani, Professor Steve Jackson, Professor Andy Parker, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, Lord Martin Rees, Sir Gregory Winter

Fund size: First fund of $250m raised in June 2019

What stage will they invest in? Seed to late stage. Typically invest up to $10m in an initial investment. Likely to invest in follow-on rounds, with a maximum investment of up to 15% of the fund.

USP: Has a philosophy of patient active capital, so it will allow longer investment cycles up to 15 years but also help companies find markets for their tech. The company has 8 founding science partners with a long track record in both academia and industry. They have created technologies worth $100bn+ between them, and the idea is that they can help young companies do the same. Ahren also has a unique base of LPs, including unicorn founders and corporations such as Aviva that have the potential to run pilots or provide access to key customers.

Notable investments: 7 investments so far including: Graphcore, Mogrify (transforms cells from one type to another) Nu Quantum (building quantum hardware) Cambridge Epigenetics

Notable exits: None yet

Best way to get in touch: [emailprotected] and @AhrenLP

Founded: Albion Capital was founded in 1995 (the tech investment team was named AlbionVC in 2018 to reflect the increasing importance of the tech portfolio and the changed investment focus)

People: Patrick Reeve (chairman), Will Fraser-Allen (managing partner), Andrew Elder (deputy managing partner)

Size of fund: 540m in 7 funds (6 evergreen venture capital trusts and the UCL Technology fund)

What stage do they invest in? Late seed, series A and series B

USP: Invests in UK startups focused on B2B software and marketplaces. The team has 25 years of experience and takes the approach of building good chemistry with founders. The evergreen venture capital trust structure means that they can take a long term view on investments, holding them for more than 10 years. For example, they held PSE for 12 years before exiting in 2019. 52 in the portfolio.

Notable investments:Avora (business intelligence AI), Elliptic (fighting financial crime in crypto), Hazy (synthetic data), Imandra (automated reasoning explainable AI), Phasecraft (quantum computing), Speechmatics (speechtech) and Quantexa (data analytics AI).

Notable exits: Bloomsbury AI (Facebook, 2018, undisclosed return), Grapeshot (Oracle, 2018, 10x cost), PSE (Siemens, 2019, 10x cost) and IPOs of Orchard Therapeutics (NASDAQ MV:$1.2BN) and Meira GTX (NASDAQ MV: $0.7BN).

Best way to get in touch: Will look at emails and social media approaches but prefers warm introductions.

Founded: 1997

Location: Cambridge, UK

People: Anne Glover (Chief Executive & Co-founder); Hermann Hauser (Co-founder & Venture Partner); Alex van Someren (Managing Partner Early Stage Funds); Andrea Traversone (Managing Partner Digital Prosperity Funds); Pat Burtis (Partner); Nick Kingsbury (Partner); Volker Hirsch (Venture Partner).

Size of fund: Has raised 18 funds so far, and has $1bn+ in commitments

What stage does it invest in? Seed and series A investments (with follow-ons) mainly in UK technology companies. In Europe and Latin America it tends to invest in series B.

USP: Known for taking early and astute bets on deeptech startups, the portfolio speaks for itself.

The firm has three investment strands, For early-stage UK investments it focuses on AI; machine learning; autonomous systems; human/computer interfaces; enterprise SaaS; cyber security; digital health; medical technology, and novel materials; quantum technologies.

Amadeus also makes opportunistic investments in European companies with proven technology, helping them commercialise, and has a third thesis around digital prosperity in emerging market, investing growth capital in fintech and digital services companies in Latin America and Asia.

Notable investments: 150 companies in the portfolio in total, including Graphcore, Prolwer.io, PolyAI, Improbable, Immense, FiveAI, Ravelin, ContactEngine, DirectID, Blockclaim, Congenica, Inotech, Healx, Ori Biotech, Paragraf, Riverlane, Nu Quantum; Creditas, Kreditech, Zilingo, Travelstart, Descomplica.

Notable exits: ForeScout (partial exit, NASDAQ listing), Igenomix (full exit, acquired), Improbable.io (partial exit to Chinese strategic investor), IndiaMART (partial exit, IPO), Iyzico (full exit, acquired by PayU/Naspers), Octo Telematics (full exit, acquired), OneDrum/Yammer (full exit, acquired by Microsoft), Tobii (partial exit, listed on NASDAQ QMX),VocalIQ (full exit, acquired by Apple):

Past exits include Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR), Element 14, Entropic, Lastminute.com .

Best way to get in touch: Meet the Amadeus team at an event or conference, or get a referral from someone. You can also submit a proposal through the website.

Founded: 2004

Location: Dublin, Ireland

People:Managing partners: Brian Long, Elaine Coughlan, Kevin Dillon

Size of fund: 950 million of assets under management across seven funds

USP: Invests in AI, robotics, autonomous vehicles, IoT, cyber security, Industry 4.0, smart edge devices Partners Brian Long and Elaine Couglan have a very long track record in the industry, going back 30 years. They are a steady pair of hands with a history of successful sales.

Notable investments: SambaNova Systems, Quixey, Vectra Networks, 3D Robotics

Notable exits: Recently sold Irish chipmaker Decawave to Apple supplier Qorvo for $400m.

Best way to get in touch: Apply through the website for a 20-minute call for a member of the team.

Founded: 2006

Location: London, UK

People: The deeptech partners to talk to are Irina Haivas, Siraj Khaliq (who backed Graphcore) and principal Ben Blume. (In-depth interviews with them here).

Size of fund: Just raised an $820m fund (more details here), bringing total assets under management to $2.7m. Raised $765m in 2017.

What stage does it invest in? Series A onwards

USP: Looks for founders that can scale up fast and disrupt industries. Probably not worth calling them about a small B2B startup you intend to sell for a modest sum. Everyone knows Atomico and its famous founding partner, Niklas Zennstrom, the founder of Skype but there are a lot of sector specialists. Invests in a lot of consumer tech like scooters and fintech providers, but isnt afraid of taking occasional big bets on unproven tech, having been a relatively early supporter of Lilium Jet and Graphcore.

Notable investments: Wolt, Graphcore, Lilium Jet, Healx.

Notable exits: Spacemaker AI, Varjo, Spacemaker, Bitmovin Quid, Rovio, Supercell, Hailo.

Best way to get in touch: Will read all emails but a warm introduction would be better.

Founded: 2018

Location: London, UK and Palo Alto, US

People: Miles Kirby (Managing Partner), George Ugras (Managing Partner), Baris Aksoy (General Partner), Serpil Kuyucak-Schiebel (Operating Partner), Min Hu (Investing Partner), Victor Christou (Venture Partner), Brett Battles (Venture Partner), Ruchita Sinha (Venture Partner), Shaun Kung (Venture Partner), Dr Gloria Lau (Venture Partner), Dr Marco Pavone (Venture Partner)

Size of fund: 150m

What stage does it invest in? Seed and series A

USP: Backed by Allianz but invests more as an independent venture fund. The team has a lot of experience working in big tech, including Intel, Google, Qualcomm, IBM and LinkedIn. Invests in startups across sectors that are booming as a result of advances in the power of computer processing, machine learning, and new data sources. Specific focus areas are next-generation mobility (including electrification and automation, new ownership models, and deeptech solutions), digital healthcare, machine learning and big data, and enterprise SaaS.

Notable investments: Alpha Medical, Contract Wrangler, Hometree, Locomotion, M:QUBE, PlanetIQ, Swift Shift, Uizard, Rephrase AI, Embrace+ 3 more in stealth mode

Notable exits: None yet

Best way to get in touch: Email [emailprotected]

Founded: 2013

Location: Cambridge, UK

People: Andrew Williamson (managing partner), Michael Anstey, Vin Lingathoti, Rob Sprawson, Robert Tansley

Size of fund: 275m

USP: Focuses on companies in the Cambridge ecosystem, with a deep affiliation with Cambridge University. Interested in earlt stage companies in AI, internet of things, quantum technologies, autonomous systems, therapeutics, medtech/diagnostics, digital health and genomics/proteomics.

Notable investments: CMR Surgical, Riverlane, Carrick Therapeutics, Fluid Analytics, Prowler.io

Notable exits: Bicycle Therapeutics (IPO May 2019)

Best way to get in touch: Website http://www.cic.vc or Twitter at @CIC_vc

Founded: 2019

Location: London, UK

People: Krishna Visvanathan (cofounder), Scott Sage (cofounder), Bonnie Kraus, Rav Dhaliwal, Leo Spiegel, Marta Bulaich,

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3 ETFs to Profit from Explosive Growth of Cloud Computing – Yahoo Finance

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

Cloud is fast emerging as the new model of computing in the technology industry. Many companies now prefer to rely on cloud based service providers for highly specialized computing services so that they can focus on their core businesses.

Cloud computing is more secure as also cheaper than traditional systems. It also provides firms a lot of flexibility and agility in scaling up or down their computing capacity according to business needs. Cloud computing revenues soared 246% in the previous decade, and are expected to grow by another 30% before 2023, per WSJ.

Amazon (AMZN) is currently the leader in the cloud market, but Microsofts (MSFT) cloud revenues are growing faster than Amazons. Alibaba (BABA) and Google (GOOGL) are third and fourth respectively in terms of the global market share.

The First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (SKYY) tracks a modified equal weighted index of infrastructure, platform and software cloud companies. Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet are its top holdings.

The Global X Cloud Computing ETF (CLOU) hold companies that are positioned to benefit from the increased adoption of cloud computing. While Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet are included in the portfolio, the funds top holdings are pure-play cloud companies like Zscaler (ZS) and Shopify (SHOP).

The WisdomTree Cloud Computing ETF (WCLD) tracks an equal-weighted index of emerging companies focused on cloud software and services. DocuSign (DOCU) and Ringcentral (RNG) are among the top holdings.

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5 latest cloud computing trends for 2020 (and future predictions) – Daily Host News

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

The cloud hosting industry in 2019 witnessed an all-time high with a large number of investments, partnerships and product launches by big players. What was most surprising though the year was the number of SMBs taking the plunge with cloud services to avail data storage facilities in a bid to improve their product offerings.

We also saw many Cloud Giants like Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Google and Oracle hogging the news cycle with their expansion strategies and endeavors for the future. This trend has heated the cloud market and made many industry analysts and onlookers predict the future of cloud hosting. Many predict that the rise of the cloud industry will steer the wheel of smaller players who piggyback on the steady wagons of larger enterprises whereas some predict that the smaller players will emerge as winners on their home soil while competing against foreign rivals.

These speculations might be rife, but a consistent theme that emerges through these events is that the cloud industry is here for good. And some of the signs of their legacy were sown last year when it reached a staggering USD 216 billion in number as an industry.

Let us see which cloud computing trends will be seen in 2020, and also, let us evaluate which predictions will cement the future of this industry further.

Data center expansion has been on the horizon of many business heads simply for the reason that expanding their reach to other cities or countries gives them a local advantage and helps them deal with latency issues of data networks. Alibaba Clouds entry in India was one such strategic move that was geared towards giving a better service to their Indian customers and expanding their business horizon in the same region. Banks and financial institutions are comfortable with providing real estate capital to cloud providers who seek to build more data centers because of the ROI this industry has given over the years. Which is why it is safe to say that this trend will continue and probably be the top trend for 2018 as well.

There are moves with intent, and then there are moves which are intense. The number of strategic moves done by AWS, Google, Microsoft are quite a few in this calendar year. But, number hasnt always been a measure of profitability. Many organizations made a move with an intent to grab a larger chunk of the market. But, some moves made a lot of difference. Like Microsofts acquisition of Cycle Computing which gave the formers customers a benefit of computing big data jobs. This move was surely intense since Microsoft swept this deal right under the noses of their competitors with a strong pursuit strategy.

Another trend that is likely to be the talk of the industry is acquisition of foreign companies for market diversification. SUSEs acquisition of Aptira in the APJ ( Australia Pacific & Japan) region has taken the APAC region by storm. With this acquisition, both parties will consolidate their complementing portfolios to provide a holistic solution to their customers in the region. We see this trend worth mentioning as well.

The cloud industry has been brave with the products that they have launched this year. That is because innovation collectively has been a key ingredient to their product mix apart from filling the need gap for their customers. Datriums Cloud DVX, Microsofts Azure stack for Indian SMEs, SIMA Solutions IBM integrated SIMA Cloud are some products that can be named as we speak of innovation.

The birth of these products has been mostly because challenging situations were thrown at the parent organizations by their customers when it came to satisfaction and user experience of the product. This shows that customers really are looking for newer solutions that cater to their needs when it comes to cloud. Definitely a trend that we will continue to see next year. What a simplified cloud could look like for the average SMB who is looking for web hosting must definitely check out ResellerClubs hosting plans.

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Connected devices are the future. Today, more or less with all the devices like watches, cars, home appliances and laptops being integrated together, storing data on the cloud has become imperative. The IoT (Internet of Things) industry has also seen a positive demand-supply with growing awareness of consumers towards integrated services. IoT provides minute behavioural insights to businesses and helps them learn more about consumers. With this data, a business can build relevant customer experiences with the help of automation and smart tools.

Cloud industry relationship with container management systems is nothing less than blooming. They give developers the freedom to create measurable and predictable environments that work in silos. They run almost anywhere and provide the same benefit all over. With respect to cloud, their role of enabling developers build, store, run and orchestrate production has made them popular with decision-makers and developers alike. Hence, the cloud hosting provider advocates container management systems to business who have an in-house tech team.

Kubernetes has emerged as a favourite for many big guns including Google, Oracle and others. It would hardly take time for smaller enterprises to lap it up. A trend that will evolve in 2018 we say.

Not really. We could also see other cloud computing trends in terms of data center acquisition to expand global footprint or even malware protection companies partnering with cloud companies to provide the latters customers with secure cloud environments.

Along with these cloud computing trends, we also predict that hybrid cloud will be more popular since organizations now prefer on-premise cloud services in addition to public and private cloud. The defence and security industry has also adapted to the cloud slowly by accepting that the data stored on cloud could be safe. We hope that our predictions come true for 2020. But most of all we hope to see several new breakthroughs in the industry only to leave us in awe.

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What’s Happening with Cloud Computing in 2020? – MarketScale

February 20, 2020 | Author: admin

Cloud computing appeared to experience a bit of a lull in the market in 2019. Raymond Hawkins, the host of Not Your Fathers Data Center and Chief Revenue Officer for Compass Datacenters, noted that the apparent 2019 lull came after a robust year in 2018.

There are two primary questions that come from this observation. Was there actually a lull? And what does 2020 look like?

Hawkins posed those questions to Ty Miller and Joe Goldsmith on a recent episode of Not Your Fathers Data Center.

Goldsmith said that he thinks the market volatility is regional.

First, he noted that he separates the corporate enterprise side of the business, because it is a bit more predictable. However, that is not the case for the cloud and service delivery portion of the market.

[For] the folks that are making money with (cloud computing), it has been incredibly volatile, he said. I think that some providers are building out infrastructure hoping for more business, and there are some regions wherein they are so far behind the capacity curve, theyre scrambling to catch up.

Miller said that he doesnt think there was a lull at all.

He cited an example in Northern Virginia that may have looked like a lull. However, Ty noted that absorption was up from 2018, but was outpaced by supply.

He also echoed comments by Goldsmith regarding the hybrid enterprise portion of the business.

Five years ago, youd see a large enterprise deployment in the megawatt measurement range between 1 and 2, or even 5 megawatts, Miller said. Now, about 75% of that workload seems to be going to the cloud. Those are from entities who formerly procured as many as 5-times that amount.

He said this speaks to massive growth.

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