Cloud Computing: Technology, Business Opportunity and Patent Analysis

Published: Jul, 2015 | Pages: 24 | Publisher: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute
Industry: Technology & Media | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Due to the prevalence of Internet, cloud has affected the way people receive emails, connect to social networks, chat with a friend, watch a self-made Youtube video, download mobile apps, purchase tickets and goods online, just to list a few. This report provides an overview development of cloud computing and examines deployment strategies of established players such as Google, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Yahoo, Cisco, Oracle, HP, Apple, EMC, SAP, Symantec. Also included are R&D intensity ranking of 30 major assignees and the in-depth analysis of the 10 most important cloud computing patents.

List of Topics
Overview of the cloud computing technology, including Saas, PaaS, and IaaS

Major technology fields and sectors identified using data mining; also included are top 30 assignees, their patent deployment, and R&D intensity

Detailed analysis of the 10 most important cloud computing patent assignees' deployment by technology fields

Analysis of deployment strategies of established players such as Google, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Yahoo, Cisco, Oracle, HP, Apple, EMC, SAP, and Symantec

 Table of Contents
1.Development of Cloud Computing Technology
1.1 SaaS
1.2 PaaS
1.3 IaaS

2. Patent Mining
2.1 Patent Search
2.1.1 Selecting a Patent Database
2.1.2 Identifying Search Keywords
2.1.3 Data Selection
2.1.4 Data Analysis
2.2 Analysis of Trends
2.2.1 Text Mining
2.2.2 Data Mining
2.2.3 Relative R&D Intensity
2.2.4 Results of Patent Index Analysis

3. Deployment Strategies of Major Assignees

MIC Perspecitve
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies

List of Tables
Table 1: Key Technology Fields Identified Using Text Mining
Table 2: R&D Intensity of Top 30 Cloud Computing Patent Assignees
Table 3: The Top 10 Cloud Computing Patents and Their Assignees13
Table 4: Matrix Analysis of the 10 Most Important Cloud Computing Patents
Table 5: Important Assignees' Deployment in Cloud Computing by Technology Fields

List of Figures
Figure 1: Illustration of Cloud Computing Service Business Model
Figure 2: Search Flow for Cloud Computing Patents
Figure 2: Cloud Computing Patent Distribution Share by Sector
Figure 3: Cloud Computing Patent Distribution Share by Field