English version Cloud-application growth is mainly driven by increasing processing power/memory and decreasing cost according to Moore's law. Additionally, over the past years, bandwidth on fixed and mobile networks has increased, whereas latency was decreased (esp. with LTE). These developments, in conjunction with cheaper and more powerful handsets, have allowed to transfer many applications' data to the cloud, e.g. music streaming, video streaming, file-storage or map-applications. -> Learn more about DSP-Partners publications on Start-ups: http://bit.ly/DSP-Startup Deutsche Version Das Wachstum von Cloud-Services und SaaS (Software as a Service) wird v.a. von wachsender Rechenleistung und Speicher bei Smartphones gemäß Moore’s Law sowie die zunehmenden Bandbreiten im Festnetz und Mobilfunk vorangetrieben. Dies ermöglicht es, mehr und mehr lokale Applikationen in die Cloud zu verlegen. -> Weitere Publikationen von DSP-Partners zu Start-ups: http://bit.ly/DSP-Startup