This IDC study forecasts the size and growth rate of the worldwide cloud systems management software market for 2014-2018. Historical information going back to 2009 is provided for comparison. This study reflects the impact of definitions contained in IDC's Software Taxonomy, 2013 (IDC #241527, June 2013)."We forecast that the worldwide cloud systems management software market will total $5.8 billion in 2018, up from $1.8 billion in 2013. This represents a 2013-2018 CAGR of 26.6%," states Mary Johnston Turner, research vice president, Enterprise Systems Management Software. "Private cloud management solutions will continue to represent the majority of the market during the forecast period but will slip from 60% share in 2013 to 52.5% in 2018 due to increasing demand from a wide range of service providers."...