What to expect in cloud computing in 2013.

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Cloud, use in 2013 will get real," predicted Forrester Research's James Staten at the end of 2012. "We can stop speculating, hopefully stop cloud-washing, and get down to the real business of incorporating cloud services and platforms into our formal IT portfolios. As we get real about cloud, we will institute some substantial changes in our cultures and approaches to cloud investments."

Staten's comments were based on evidence that IT departments are no longer denying cloud use is happening in their companies and it is part of the IT budget.

"According to the latest Forrsights surveys, nearly half of all enterprises in North America and Europe will set aside budget for private cloud investments in 2013 and nearly as many software development managers are planning to deploy applications to the cloud," Staten wrote in his...