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Likewise, the trend in terms of news reference volume has remained constant in the past two years.įigure 1. Interest in virtualization increased through 2007 and reached a plateau in 2008. Interest in cloud computing seems to appear out of nowhere in 2007, and interest in the subject keeps increasing as of the end of 2009.Īlso worth noting the trend of virtualization, one of the foundational technologies for cloud computing. Michael Sheehan in his GoGrid blog analyzed search trends in Google* Trends as indicators technologies’ mindshare in the industry. It is undeniable that cloud computing activities have come to the forefront in the IT industry to the point that Gartner declares “The levels of hype around cloud computing in the IT industry are deafening, with every vendor expounding its cloud strategy and variations, such as private cloud computing and hybrid approaches, compounding the hype.” As such, Gartner has added cloud computing to this year’s Hype Cycle report and placed the technology right at the Peak of Inflated Expectations