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Latest Multi-Cloud Market Trends in 2022-2023

Why is there a need for Cloud Computing?#

Cloud computing is getting famous as an alternative to physical storage. Various advantages enable business organizers to prefer cloud computing to other data servers and storage options. One of the most prominent reasons setting the global acceptance and upsurge in the use of cloud computing is cost-saving applications of cloud computing reducing the cost of hardware and software required at the consumer end. The versatility of cloud computing provides the option to workload data access online through the internet from anywhere in the world with restriction of access timing. The innovation in cloud computing such as the integration of paying options, and switching over to applications in an easy manner highlights the growing need for cloud computing as a future solution to computing.

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The effectiveness of cloud computing is linked to its massive use as a driver of transformation interlinking artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT) with remote and hybrid working. The involvement of metaverse, cloud-based gaming technologies, and even virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR). Using cloud computing enables users to avoid investing in buying or either owning an infrastructure that facilitates complex computing applications. Cloud computing is an example of “as-a-service” that makes running servers and data centers located miles apart like a connected ecosystem of technologies.

Multi-Cloud Market and its Trends in 2022 - 2023#

Early Trends#

The rise of cloud computing in the year 2020 and 2021 promises that market trends and acceptability to use multi-cloud computing will further increase. It was post-pandemic that the focus was on digital applications for conducting business within safety limits. With the development of new technologies and capabilities in cloud computing, every organization and business house is starting to get cloud computing integrated with daily business operations. Multi-cloud computing is a system of tools and process that helps organize, integrate, control, and manage the operations of more than one cloud service that were provided by more than one service vendor. As per the reports from Gartner, the predicted spending on the usage of multi-cloud services has reached \$482.155 billion in the year 2022 which is 20% more spending than in 2020.

Innovation Requirement#

The current market management of multi-cloud is segmented on the lines of deployment and market size. The strategic geographic location and demographic trends are also shaping the growth of multi-cloud use. Multi-cloud computing is resulting in increased usage of artificial intelligence (AI), and the internet of Things (IoT). Thus, further accelerating the use of remote and hybrid working as a new business culture. The role of multi-cloud is to be an enabler to move forward swiftly with the development of new technologies such as virtual and augmented reality (AR/VR), the metaverse, cloud-based virtual gaming, and leading quantum computing as well. By 2028, it is expected that the multi-cloud market will grow to become a multimillion-USD service industry.

Trends of Multi-cloud Computing in Asian Markets#

In the Asian region, the use multi-cloud market will increase because of greater workforce dependency on computing-related businesses. International Digitial Corporation (IDC) projected that in 2023, South Asian companies will generate 15% more revenue from digital products. A major bulk of this revenue will be based on growth and the emergence of multi-cloud services. Thus, one in every three companies will conduct business and earn 15% more while working on the cloud in 2023. In 2020, every one in six companies was getting benefitted from the cloud market. The existence of cloud computing knowledge is leading the upward trends in the Asian market.

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Asian and African countries have traditionally been a place of physical connection rather than virtual ones. But, the pandemic of Covid-19 has changed that perception and the cultural stigma of going away to work. Governments of India, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Singapore are working towards taking their workloads on virtual cloud formats. Therefore, focusing on the future resilience of the work in case of the sudden emergence of any public health disaster. Thus, multi-cloud has become a prominent driver in changing the working process and methods of business. All organizations are developing contingency planning and emergency data recovery solutions. Multi-cloud provides recovery opportunities by storing the data on separate cloud providers.

The emergence and growth of multi-cloud computing is the next revolution in the IT world. The post-pandemic trends reflect greater demand for resilient infrastructure to safeguard businesses from global calamities in the near future. Therefore, Asian and South Asian countries are taking up multi-cloud computing as an alternative to private cloud services. Small and medium organizations in Asian countries are also taking up advantage of multi-cloud computing to improve their business prospects.

Future of Smart Cities in Singapore and India

This blog will explain the scope and future of Smart Cities in Singapore and India.

The future of "smart" cities begins with people, not technology. Cities are becoming increasingly habitable and adaptive as they become innovative. We are just witnessing what smart city technology can achieve in the urban environment.

Smart Cities in Singapore

Introduction#

According to [Smart City Index (2022)],

"An urban setting that uses a wide range of technological applications and executions for the enhancement and benefit of its citizens and reduce the urban management gaps is defined as a Smart City."

Singapore was ranked the top smart city in the world, followed by Helsinki and Zurich. India, however, lost its position in the top 100 list for 2020. It could be a result of pandemic-induced halts and stringent lockdowns applications in Indian cities.

Smart cities in the post-pandemic era are more relevant. It is especially considering the opportunities provided by smart city solutions in the management and effective service delivery for healthcare, education, and city management [(Hassankhani et al., 2021)].

Smart City Solutions#

Rapid urbanization has necessitated the development of smart city solutions. According to [(Elfrink & Kirkland, 2012)], future smart cities will be the facilitators of speeding economic growth and smart city infrastructure.

Smart City solutions extend across various domains.

Smart Parking#

  • There are three types of smart parking solutions for Smart Parking:
    • ZigBee sensor-based
    • Ultrasonic sensor-based
    • Wi-Fi camera-based

which caters to street parking, interior parking, and multi-level parking.

  • The Car Parking Occupancy Detection and Management system employs field-mounted Wi-Fi-based cameras. It is an end-to-end solution that is durable, dependable, and cost-effective.
Smart Cities in Singapore

Smart Traffic Management#

The Smart Traffic Management system provides centralized traffic lights and sensors that govern traffic flow across the city in response to demand. It includes the following:

  • The smart vehicle inspection system
  • System of Junction Control
  • System for Counting Vehicles
  • Junction Control Unit (JCU)

Smart Lights#

The cost-efficient rays of light from an innovative, networked street lighting solution illuminate the effective way to a future of a Smart City.

Smart Street Lighting Characteristics or Solutions:

  • Maintenance Planning
  • ON / OFF autonomy
  • Grid Monitoring, Optimization, and Reporting
  • Integrations of Smart City Platforms
  • Installations are quick and inexpensive
  • Communication Technology Agnostic

Smart Governance#

Smart Governance combines smart city technology with creative approaches to improve government service delivery and citizen participation in policy development and implementation [(Tan & Taeihagh, 2020)]. This approach, when used successfully, enables responsive, transparent, and inclusive policy decisions.

Smart City Solutions for e-Governance:

  • The Citizen Portal
  • Residential Data Hub for the State
  • Monitoring of Service Desk Infrastructure
  • Billing Administration
  • E-Procurement
  • Project administration
  • Facility administration
  • Election Details
  • Monitoring of the road
  • Management of Encroachment
  • Job administration
  • Monitoring of Parking Meters
  • Fleet administration
  • Monitoring of Road Sweeping
  • Dashboard for City Performance
Smart Cities in India

Smart Cities in India#

Smart city projects in India have been going on since 2014. Solutions include using digital mobile applications to provide beneficial services to everyday citizens, digital payment systems for government facilities and non-government services, and incorporating digital databases to manage the negative effects of urbanization.

Indian IoT smart cities like Delhi and Mumbai are facing uncontrolled urbanization and a crunch in public infrastructure. The government of India sees a possibility of developing IoT smart cities, effectively providing the roadmap for other cities to join the bandwagon as a part of growing smart cities in India. However, infrastructure is a primary requirement for growth.

The use of smart city technology in producing clean energy, clean energy consumption, and waste management requires the development of smart city infrastructure.

Smart Cities in Singapore#

Singapore is ranked 1st on the list of smart cities in the world. Smart city infrastructure, such as the decentralization of wastewater to produce clean potable water, smart cities in Singapore's infrastructure to create clean transportation, and enabling the participation of citizens in regular city management. These make Singapore a model for smart city solutions.

The innovative solution made for the smart city has enabled Singapore to become a nation that has always been among the top three countries leading smart cities in the world. Technology transfer, especially in sustainable transport, will be a hallmark of technology-driven collaboration between India and Singapore.

Singapore uses this infrastructure for sustainable transport that relies heavily on digitalization, making Singapore an IoT smart city.

Conclusion#

The potential of IoT is limitless. Urban data platforms, big data, and artificial intelligence can convert our urban centers into smart, sustainable, and efficient environments with large-scale implementation, deliberate deployment, and careful management.

The shared use of information is the key to the success of all industries, from healthcare to manufacturing and transportation to education. Our next-generation smart cities will be more innovative than ever by collecting data and implementing real solutions.