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Research and Markets: Asia Pacific Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Market 2010

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a provision model in which organizations outsource their IT (storage and compute) hardware to a service provider that owns the equipment and is responsible for housing, running and maintaining it with the client typically paying on a per-use basis. The IaaS market is witnessing increasing traction as the delivery model offers lower total cost of ownership and is fast to implement. The research study covers the Asia Pacific IaaS market, examining drivers and restraints for growth, exploring trends that are impacting the market and the key market participants in the region. Forecasts and market sizing is included in this study with the base year is 2010 with forecasts running through 2017.

Market Overview

Cost Benefits Ensure Strong Demand Levels in the Asia Pacific Infrastructure as a Service Market

During 2010, the Asia Pacific IaaS market witnessed explosive growth, owing largely to customer need for utility based computing services with predictable operational expenditure. Growing awareness of the benefits of leveraging infrastructure from the cloud has led to increasing traction in the Asia Pacific IaaS market. The roll out of next-generation networks across the region is expected to improve network infrastructure in favor of IaaS. The ability to instantaneously provision infrastructure and scale it in an on-demand manner is a highly attractive model for enterprises in the region,' notes the analyst of this research service. The value proposition is even more compelling considering the operational expenditures (OpEx) nature of the services, eliminating the need for capital expenditure (CapEx) required for setting up and/or ramping up dedicated infrastructure. Most enterprises in the region are testing these services to gain a better understanding of the delivery model. This is being made possible due to the low cost, such as a few cents for an hour of compute instance, of trying out these services and the absence of long- term contracts. The delivery model is especially beneficial for small and medium businesses (SMBs), as it provides them access to infrastructure that may have earlier been unaffordable. This has expanded the market for IaaS and is another important growth driver.

Companies Mentioned:

• Amazon
• Microsoft
• Rackspace
• Verizon

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