The document discusses a prediction that cloud service providers will be the dominant location for hosting server loads over the next 10-20 years. Only the largest companies with specialized data center needs will continue running their own internal data centers in the future, as cloud providers become the preferred solution for most organizations. A source is cited predicting this shift to cloud providers for server loads over on-premise data centers for all but the largest companies with unique infrastructure needs.

6. Source: ‘Private Cloud in Context’, Freeform Dynamics May 2012

7. Source: ‘Private Cloud in Context’, Freeform Dynamics May 2012

8. “I fully expect that cloud service
providers will be the dominant
location for server loads over the
next decade or two. Only
companies that have the largest
data center needs or specialized
needs will be running their own
data centers in the future.”

11. Source: ‘Market Segmentation’, Malcolm McDonald, Elsevier

13. http://learning.flexiant.com/the-future-of-the-service-provider/