Hype around cloud has reached its highest levels to date, research shows.
Analyst firm Gartner claims cloud computing is among the emerging technologies that have moved into the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” stage of the cycle of acceptance and adoption.
The 2011 Gartner Hype Cycle Report, which highlights the common pattern of over-enthusiasm, disillusionment and eventual realism that accompanies each new technology and innovation, found hype still surrounded private cloud computing technologies.