| | December 20218IN MY OPINIONiven the Covid-19 pandemic situation around the world, the adoption of cloud technology by different enterprises is visibly accelerating. The adoption rate is expected to continue growing for the foreseeable future. However, it has become evident that a horizontal cloud does not always meet the specific needs of certain industries, especially highly regulated ones such as banking or healthcare. This is where 'Industry Cloud' comes in. 'Industry Cloud' ExplainedTechopedia defines Industry Cloud as a cloud system that has been heavily customized to suit the needs of a specific industry in order to accommodate the business, operatory, legal, regulatory, as well as security and other considerations. The main focus of Industry Cloud is vertical integration rather than horizontal one, which is the focus of general cloud computing.There are industries that have been very resistant to the change that cloud computing has brought about because it does not provide the very specific needs that a vertical market organization such as a financial or medical institution needs. Such organizations need cloud infrastructure that is specifically tailored to their industries, and thus the term `Industry Cloud' was coined.GINDUSTRY CLOUD: THE NEXT BIG THING IN CLOUD COMPUTING?By Shrikant Navelkar, Director, Clover Infotech
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