Curious about what's driving cloud technology in 2025? A new Frost & Sullivan report reveals the top growth opportunities that are transforming how businesses leverage cloud services. Let's explore what's happening:

  1. AI drives enterprise adoption: Cloud providers are racing to offer the best large language models (LLMs) and developer tools. The key isn't just having powerful AI, but making it accessible through intuitive APIs and pre-trained models that lower barriers to entry. In 2025, industry-specific AI solutions will become more common.
  2. Data protection gets an AI upgrade: With businesses experiencing an average of 26 successful security attacks in the past year, data protection is critical. Leading providers are embedding automation and AI into data protection workflows to reduce human error and improve threat detection. Companies like Veeam and Rubrik are at the forefront, offering innovative solutions like cyber deception technology.
  3. Low-code platforms expand capabilities: As businesses struggle to find IT talent, low-code application platforms are becoming essential. The integration of generative AI has dramatically simplified application development, allowing even non-technical staff to create custom services. 
  4. Edge computing powers AI data processing: According to the report, 38% of organizations already use edge infrastructure, with another 35% planning to adopt it within two years. Edge computing is particularly vital for AI applications requiring real-time processing and reduced latency. Industries like retail, manufacturing, and healthcare are seeing major benefits.
  5. Cost optimization becomes paramount: With 87% of organizations actively working to optimize cloud costs, efficiency is a top priority. Cloud providers are responding with AI-powered cost management tools, flexible pricing models, and advanced analytics to help businesses fine-tune their cloud usage.

Looking ahead to 2025, other key opportunities include exploring alternative power sources like nuclear energy for data centers, embracing hybrid storage solutions, advancing carbon-neutral infrastructure, and developing specialized industry clouds for sectors like healthcare and finance.

Want to go deeper? Check out the full Frost & Sullivan report [Top 10 Growth Opportunities in Cloud, 2025] for more detailed insights and strategic implications. For even more on cloud computing; cloud platform services; multi-cloud management; industry cloud platforms; cloud applications, etc. Check out Gartner. Both are linked below:

Frost & Sullivan: https://libraries.usc.edu/databases/frost-sullivan

Gartner: https://libraries.usc.edu/databases/gartner