Cloud Study

The objective of this outreach initiative is to:

• Gain a better understanding of the “Indian Cloud Marketplace” than any other organization
• Leverage the process of conducting the study to reach out to different institutions across India and spread awareness about CCICI
• Complement the white paper with quantitative data
• Build in-depth multi-dimensional database of cloud adoption across micro-segments which becomes an IPR of CCICI

The expected scope is to:

• Cloud Adoption: Provide a view of current cloud computing state in India (With market size, adoption by vertical and segments)
• Success Stories: Assess business benefits achieved in implementations by conducting primary interviews in identified list of companies
• Digital Services in India: Benchmark India on maturity of Digital services offered through cloud  
• Data Centre in India: Understand the current state of data centers available in India, drivers of growth and regulatory policy implications
• Roadblocks to Adoption: Analyze the roadblocks affecting the adoption of cloud across industries

Expected benefits for different stakeholders are:

CCICI:

• Reach a wide audience, creating brand awareness
• Database of cloud adoption in firms, which can act as Intellectual Property (IP) for CCICI
• Determine path forward for the organization

Government:

• Understand current trends in cloud computing industry of India
• Basis to understand the policy requirements by the different participants in the industry
• Understand the practical roadblocks to cloud adoption, enabling better focus for collaboration

Cloud Service Providers:

• Understand customer needs and roadblocks better to provide better services
• Understand the industry benchmarks to improve their offerings
• Determine priority segments
• Understand present state of cloud computing in India, major players, talent pool etc.
• Understand customer needs and demand to target priority segments
• Define standards and build requisite ecosystem
• Get understanding of the data center growth and demand in India to update their expansion plans
• Drive government advocacy
• Target customer segments