Cloud Computing the Next Big Thing in Singapore

Cloud is the buzzword across Singapore businesses – it is fast revolutionizing the way both public and private sector businesses were operating. In the past only a few big giants had their own in-house servers and cloud systems, but with the passage of time, third party sharing is allowing Small Enterprises to also integrate their businesses with the cloud.

Leading the way – Public Sector Steps in First

Like most things, Singapore government is leading the way in the moving the public sector agencies to a centralized system of IT Procurement. Countries across the globe are taking inspiration from its private cloud infrastructure, most popular as the G-Cloud. It has being set as an example for sharing IT resources and applications across the public sector.

The earliest movers to the platform are the Inland Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and Ministry of Education. Many others are in line to make similar migrations very soon.

The government has also been the first to realize the challenges being posed. According to various analyses, the government as well as the private sector will have to face the challenge of educating the existing employees on how to leverage cloud for procuring, designing and delivering projects.

Private sector to leverage from infrastructure access

Local companies, SME’s are all now moving to adopt cloud models through server service providers. These models enable companies to decide about the type of virtual resources they want to subscribe. They also provide flexibility to scale their IT needs instantly without wait or hassle.

Industries in Singapore are already experiencing a rise in the trend of adapting to cloud computing. The trends are most prevalent in the Logistics, Entertainment and Media companies.

Logistics companies are the first in line because they need to compete by developing newer cloud applications. They deal in a diverse variety of goods, and so need to add new applications to their servers. The cloud enables them to scale up their capabilities quickly and more cost-effectively.

The entertainment industry is also showing an increased demand for the cloud because it experiences short bursts, especially for instant viewer votes and reviews. We see so many TV shows that need voting, from talent hunts, news surveys that record millions of views instantaneously.

TV stations may not want to have a fully fledged cloud server for incoming data may only come in once in a while, but since the latest cloud technology is now provides great flexibility, you can simply hire third party services.

And, this trend is not just restricted to the entertainment and media, but to most companies in Singapore, who are now moving from building their own private clouds to the system hiring third party services. This is also giving them a chance to test the cloud, before they could plan of having their own small scale independent cloud.