Bessemer Ventures' 2018 Cloud Computing Trends

The Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Bessemer Venture Partners, meets with over a thousand cloud companies each year and keeps close tabs on its dozens of investments in the cloud market. Just to round things out, Bessemer also researches 78 cloud companies that have already gone public, keeping tabs on their performance so as to better advise their still-private investments.

All of this data comes together in the firm’s annual State of the Cloud report. Here is what they expect to see in 2018:

1. Rise of serverless computing – This emerging type of computing brings more agility, but also more complexity. Docker opened the doors for a new way to build and now lots of startups are now focusing on how containers can work together and how these containers can be secured. But the future will be about how to manage containers at scale. That’s the opportunity for BVP.

2. APIs drive innovation – APIs are driving innovation everywhere (we know first-hand from our robust API portfolio), and we anticipate this burgeoning economy crosses into the mainstream this year.

3. Blockchain finds a home in the enterprise – Compelling applications will emerge in enterprise industries including food, retail and aviation for this groundbreaking technology.

4. Payments-as-a-Service – Software and payments used to live apart. Now companies like MINDBODY, ServiceTitan and Shopify are taking a share of payment processing from software vendors and merchant acquirers.

5. System of record moves to system of results – Companies will place greater emphasis on what data can provide to their organization and how they can make it actionable.

6. Growth of the screenless software moment – Voice is the future! Imagine Alexa in every home. Other large tech companies will continue to follow Amazon’s lead and invest in expanding their voice capabilities.

7. Values create value – 2017 served as a stark reminder that company values and the voice of the employee matter now more than ever. Founders will place greater emphasis on establishing the cultural heart of their companies earlier rather than later.

8. The cloud is flat – Silicon Valley is still the center of innovation, but other cities have taken note. We are proud backers of several incredible cloud companies outside the Bay Area, including Criteo (Paris), ServiceTitan (Glendale, California) and Shopify (Canada).

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Brian Byrne is the founder and Managing Partner of Dallas based meshIP, a technology services firm offering cloud computing strategies and services. He is an accomplished executive with senior management experience in all facets of the technology, telecom, cloud computing, and SaaS industries. He has proven success in developing, financing and executing strategic plans as well as launching new ventures. His background includes a record of significant achievement in international business development and his credentials include a MBA in Marketing and Management Strategy from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, a MS from the School of Computer Science at DePaul University, and a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

He is also the inventor of the patented meshDETECT, Secure Prison Cell Phone Solutions.

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