Global cloud and data center-delivered managed network services doubled in size from $1,384 million in 2009 to $2,606 million in 2015, according to a report from Statista, a New York City research firm. While those seem like impressive growth numbers, the MSP Alliance has estimated managed services revenue generated by cloud and managed service providers (MSPs) in North America during 2014 equaled $154 billion. In addition, 451 Research predicts that the value of managed services from cloud service providers will grow from $17 billion in 2014 to $43 billion in 2018.
Your market-sizing of the day. Hey, any swag will do.
Also, plan for new shit to come to light, and adjust dates and budget accordingly:
In a 2014 survey of 358 IT and business decision makers conducted by THINKstrategies and iNetU, 70% of respondents had to make changes to their cloud design during the migration process. Fifty-two percent of those respondents had to make adjustments within the first six months and 43% reported that their cloud implementations failed or stalled. Among respondents, 49% required an increase in budget within six months.