{"id":13369,"date":"2019-07-01T14:34:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T18:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/?p=13369"},"modified":"2019-07-01T14:34:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T18:34:51","slug":"migrate-to-cloud-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/migrate-to-cloud-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Global IT Spending could Reach $4 Trillion by 2020, with Cloud Leading the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/global_it.png\" alt=\"global it spending\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/global_it.png 500w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/global_it-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We all know Information Technology is big business, but did you know it was $4 trillion dollars big? That&#8217;s a 4 followed by 12 zeros. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2019-01-28-gartner-says-global-it-spending-to-reach--3-8-trillio\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">latest projections<\/a> from research company Gartner show worldwide IT spending at $3.76 trillion this year, projected to increase to $3.9 trillion in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>As we can see in the chart below, the biggest growth area over the next 18 months should be enterprise software as IT institutions continue their shift to cloud services.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-13-at-1.37.57-PM.png\" alt=\"global it spending\" width=\"733\" height=\"424\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-13-at-1.37.57-PM.png 733w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-13-at-1.37.57-PM-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have written several stories recently on this Blog about the rapid adoption of cloud tech, big data, and the ever-evolving Internet of Things. This has infiltrated most business industries who must now strategize on how to approach the present and future of their physical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSpending is moving from saturated segments such as mobile phones, PCs, and on-premises data centre infrastructure to cloud services and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.&#8221; &#8211; John-David Lovelock, Gartner&#8217;s VP of Research.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Data management company Druva recently surveyed 170 organizations and 90% of respondents said they were running, or planning to run, virtual machines in the cloud. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nCompanies are flocking to the cloud for many reasons. Here&#8217;s the cliff notes for why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to easily scale CPU, RAM, and disk space as your needs grow.<\/li>\n<li>High availability provides data durability, redundancy, and near perfect uptime.<\/li>\n<li>Reduces infrastructure overhead.<\/li>\n<li>Easier for an enterprise to expand globally.<\/li>\n<li>Better security than on-premises servers.<\/li>\n<li>Ease of management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hostdime.com\/cloud\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fly to the HostDime Cloud<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The HostDime Cloud is the most scalable, highly available, and highest performing solution in our 15 year history. Leverage our cutting-edge hardware of Enterprise-grade processors and industry best SSDs to create instant infrastructure in seconds!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the following 30 second walk-through tutorial to see just how easy it is to spin up a virtual machine.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9QifsBrtXXs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The HostDime Cloud is billed hourly and deducts from a credit system. To begin, make a deposit. You may add as little, or as much, credit to your account as you would like (minimum deposit is $20.00).<br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><strong>For a limited time, HostDime will match your first credit deposit! For example, if you put in $1,000, you will receive $2,000 total! There is no maximum to the amount we&#8217;ll match!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostdime.com\/cloud\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-29-at-11.41.35-AM-e1548780199157.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"81\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12974\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostdime.com\/cloud\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cloud servers start at just $35 a month<\/a>! To take advantage of the deposit match, please open a ticket in CORE and we will add your funds; you have 30 days from purchase date to request a credit match from our sales team.<\/p>\n<p>[divider]<\/p>\n<p>Jared Smith is HostDime&#8217;s SEO and Content Strategist. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worldwide IT spending will increase to $3.9 trillion in 2020. 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