The global distributed cloud market size in terms of revenue was reasonably estimated at $4.4 billion in 2022 and is anticipated to rise to $11.2 billion by 2027, presenting a CAGR of 20.6% according to Markets and Markets research. While it’s still a fraction of the public cloud market size, distributed cloud is increasingly growing in popularity. 

Even though the hype is relatively new, distributed cloud is actually an operational trend from the past, reemerging as new technologies reinvigorate a previously dormant model. It’s a re-imagined, better, more flexible version of the distributed systems from 50+ years ago. Distributed cloud has an impact on nearly every industry, fueling innovative use cases and creating a newly empowered edge primed to deliver transformative business value through new revenue streams or business models.

What is all the hype around distributed cloud? How can distributed cloud and edge computing benefit your industry? 

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• Sam Doherty, World Wide Director Edge Infrastructure and Devices, Microsoft
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