Worldwide Cloud System Software Forecast, 2023–2027
This IDC study provides a top-down sizing of the cloud system software market in 2022 and a 2023– 2027 forecast for this market. Historical and forecast revenue data is shown for the total worldwide market. Cloud system software is a submarket of the software-defined compute (SDC) software functional market.According to Gary Chen, research director, IDC's Software-Defined Compute, "Cloud system software is the infrastructure foundation for cloud. As enterprises continue to modernize and drive toward cloud operating models, traditional virtualization deployments continue to migrate to cloud system software."
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IDC Market Forecast Figure
Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
Conversion of Traditional Server Virtualization to Private Cloud
Shift to Next-Generation Containerized and AI Applications
Inhibitors
Complexity of Private Cloud
Growth of Cloud Services
Significant Market Developments
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Methodology
Historical and Forecast Market Values and Exchange Rates