The statistic shows the size of the hybrid cloud market worldwide, from 2014 to 2021. In 2016, the global hybrid cloud market is expected to reach 33.3 billion U.S. dollars worldwide.
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Size of the hybrid (public/private) cloud market worldwide, from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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The statistic shows the size of the hybrid cloud market worldwide, from 2014 to 2021. In 2016, the global hybrid cloud market is expected to reach 33.3 billion U.S. dollars worldwide.
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The statistic shows the size of the hybrid cloud market worldwide, from 2014 to 2021. In 2016, the global hybrid cloud market is expected to reach 33.3 billion U.S. dollars worldwide.
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- April 2016
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- Worldwide
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- 2014 to 2016
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* Forecast.
Hybrid cloud describes an IT architecture that combines public cloud services with private hosted or on-premise cloud and/or traditional IT.
Figures from 2017 to 2020 represent an estimate calculated using the constant annual growth rate of 22.5 percent, as published by the source.
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2016
- Supplementary notes
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* Forecast.
Hybrid cloud describes an IT architecture that combines public cloud services with private hosted or on-premise cloud and/or traditional IT.
Figures from 2017 to 2020 represent an estimate calculated using the constant annual growth rate of 22.5 percent, as published by the source.
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