The rapid proliferation of the cloud has made the market for the technology rather complex, as decision-makers are forced to plan well in advance which model best meets their unique demands.

The rapid emergence of cloud infrastructure and software has changed the business landscape forever, as companies can now reduce IT costs and improve the availability of mission-critical resources by hosting services in a third-party environment.

While many portions of the cloud industry are likely to experience significant growth in the coming year, the Infrastructure as a Service market, in particular, will expand rapidly.

As the IT industry and cloud landscape continue to evolve, pundits are looking for innovative trends to take place in 2013.

Although Software as a Service often takes the majority of the credit for the emerging cloud market, Platform and Infrastructure as a Service are also gaining momentum and encouraging more decision-makers to adopt the cloud.

Infrastructure as a Service is rapidly gaining momentum in the business world, but decision-makers are often unsure how they should deploy the services.

As the cloud continues to take shape in the private sector, decision-makers are recognizing the benefits of using Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

While all forms of the cloud are garnering more attention today than they had in the past, Infrastructure as a Service, often considered the most basic form of the cloud, is gaining momentum and has moved past the initial test and development stages in most organizations.

Staying competitive with rival firms is one of the only ways companies can survive today's cutthroat business world.

As the ongoing economic crisis continues to put pressure on companies to save costs and reserve resources, decision-makers are looking toward innovative technologies for help.