back to article World spent US$7.7bn on cloud in Q2, and that was during a lull

World spent US$7.7b on cloud in Q2, and that was during a soon-to-end lull in construction of hyperscale data centres. So says market-watcher IDC, which in its new Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker says sales of servers, switches and storage destined for use in public and private clouds grew by 14.5 per cent …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Figures

    I'm sure these figures are 100% accurate and in no way at all are they an attempt to stir up business in a struggling sector.

    Oh by the way I've got these magic beans you're going to want. Everyone's after them.. no really!

  2. amanfromMars 1 Silver badge

    In or Out, In or Out ..... We're Shaking IT About You

    Does El Reg care to admit that it has hopped wholeheartedly into the Cloud with its cloudy bandwagons and would aspire with its commentards to lead in novel directions never before thought and realised as possible and probable for manipulation of real world events producing future scenarios?

    Enquiring minds would like to know whether time and effort spent here sharing secrets is to be worthwhile and effective, or just recognised as a stepping stone to otherworldly projects?

    And is that a sublime opportunity being floated to El Regers? :-)

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