09 Sep 2011, Pages - 30

Technavio,s analysts forecast the Global Cloud Security Software market to grow at a CAGR of 41.4 percent over the period 2010-2014. Some key factors contributing to this market growth are the growing use of cloud services for critical data storage and a spurt in cloud-specific attacks. The Global Cloud Security Software market has also been witnessing increasing partnerships between cloud service providers and security solution providers. However, some cloud service providers still believe that cloud security is end-users' responsibility and security is not a strong buying criteria for end-users; this could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

Key vendors dominating this market include Trend Micro Inc., McAfee Inc., CA Technologies, and Symplified Inc.

Technavio's Global Cloud Security Software Market 2010–2014 report has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report, which covers the Americas as well as the EMEA and the APAC regions, covers the Cloud Security Software market landscape. Further, this report includes a discussion on key vendors that provide cloud security solutions to end-users (where end-users can be cloud service providers or clients of the cloud service providers, who can be direct customers of the cloud security software vendors).

However, the report does not include virtualization security, which is treated as a separate segment. Also, the report does not include the Cloud Back-up market. In addition, the report does not include the revenues made by cloud security vendors from virtualization and cloud back-up services and solutions. The report excludes security solutions that are cloud-based  (SaaS-based), but are not dedicated toward a cloud computing environment.

Key questions answered in this report:
What will the market size be in 2014 and at what rate will it grow?
What key trends is this market subject to?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
Who are the key vendors in this market space?
What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these key vendors?