Cloud storage of corporate data in organizations worldwide 2015-2022

The amount of corporate data stored in the cloud has increased in recent years and is predicted to surpass 60 percent by 2022. This is a significant rise from 2015 when only 30% of corporate data was stored in the cloud. This trend is expected to continue in the future. What is driving the adoption of cloud technology? The global public cloud services market is expected to grow by approximately 22 percent in 2023, which equates to around 600 billion U.S. dollars. As businesses expand, their data storage and IT infrastructure needs become increasingly challenging to meet with on-premises storage servers and hardware alone. This growth creates a crucial need for scalability, which can only be efficiently and cost-effectively managed through cloud-based services. Additionally, companies are moving towards cloud technology to enhance their security, reliability, and business agility. The four major players in the cloud market Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Alibaba are known as the big four in cloud technology, controlling over two-thirds of the global cloud market. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has held the majority of the market share for several years, with 32% of the entire market. Microsoft is the closest competitor, growing its market share year on year. Its suite of Office products offered on the cloud for enterprises and consumers worldwide has contributed to their success.

近年来，企业存储在云端的数量显著增长，预计到2022年将超过60%。这一增长相较于2015年仅30%的企业数据存储在云端的水平，呈现出显著上升趋势，且预计未来这一趋势将持续。推动云技术采用的动因何在？全球公共云服务市场预计在2023年将增长约22%，相当于约6000亿美元。随着企业规模的扩大，其数据存储和IT基础设施的需求日益严峻，仅依靠本地存储服务器和硬件已难以满足。这种增长催生了对可扩展性的迫切需求，而这一需求唯有通过基于云的服务才能高效且经济地得到管理。此外，企业转向云技术以提高其安全性、可靠性和商业敏捷性。在云市场中，亚马逊（Amazon）、谷歌（Google）、微软（Microsoft）和阿里的巴巴（Alibaba）四大巨头被誉为云技术的“四大”，占据了全球云市场三分之二以上的份额。亚马逊网络服务（AWS）多年来一直占据市场主导地位，市场份额达到整个市场的32%。微软作为其最接近的竞争对手，其市场份额逐年增长。其面向全球企业和消费者的云办公产品系列对其成功做出了贡献。