India Cloud Computing Market Introduction

In the past few years, cloud computing has become a critical business solution from the IT industry buzz word. This technology is transforming business models and changing the way enterprises operate. Organizations from various industry verticals that are undergoing a significant restructuring or reorganization, or have complex supply chain network are increasingly adopting cloud-based solutions and services to save cost and increase return on investment. Further, the pay-as-you-go model is making cloud computing affordable and attractive solutions for small and mid-enterprises (SMEs). Additionally, SMEs in India are considered to be early adopters of cloud services especially software as a service (SaaS).

Majority of the CIOs from large end user organizations still consider embracing cloud computing technology entirely to be the risk-based decision, as migrating all the critical business process towards cloud give rise to threat associated with data security and sovereignty. The penetration of cloud computing services in India is only near to 60%, it represents a further scope of penetration and opportunities for major cloud vendors. Also, the growing shift of enterprises towards CAPEX to OPEX model is anticipated to increase the adoption of cloud computing services at a significant pace in India, thus, driving the growth of the India cloud computing market.

Market Dynamics

Below are the factors responsible for India cloud computing market growth or decline:

Market Drivers

• • Presence of a large number of SMBs and their growing inclination towards cloud computing
  • Availability of large data centers operated by telecommunication service providers
  • Reduction in IT infrastructure cost
  • Proliferation of connected devices and eCommerce growth
  • Growing awareness among enterprises regarding benefits of cloud computing

Market Restraints

• • Inefficient fibre optic network and connectivity infrastructure
  • Threat associated with data privacy and security and rising cyber attacks
  • Legacy IT infrastructure

Market Scope

India cloud computing market research study takes in major segments such as service type, end user verticals, deployment model and organization size.

By Service Type

• • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

By End User Verticals

• • Public Sector
  • BFSI
  • Manufacturing
  • Energy & Utility
  • Healthcare
  • Transportation
  • Retail
  • Media & Entertainment
  • IT & Telecom
  • Other End User Verticals

By Deployment Model

• • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • Hybrid Cloud

By Organization Size

• • Small & Medium Enterprises
  • Large Enterprises

India Cloud Computing Market Competitive Landscape

Major international brands present in India cloud computing market are Amazon Web Services Inc., IBM Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, SAP, Red Hat, HP, Oracle, Fujitsu, salesforce.com, Citrix, EMC, and VMware. These players are following the price differentiation strategy by reducing the price associated with delivering cloud services to considerable market in order to survive the cut-throat competition in the Indian cloud industry. Also, the introduction of the data centers to enhance cloud service capabilities is another major strategy international brands would emphasize more on. Domestic players offering cloud services and related solutions in the India cloud computing market are Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Ltd., Wipro Ltd., and CtrlS Datacenters Ltd.

This research report on the India cloud computing market would be produced using first-hand market information gathered from industry experts and major participants across the value chain, during primary research. It would provide a broad view of current market trends, growth factors, and competitive analysis.