Cloud computing continues to change and shape the technology industry, and these days discussions are about more than simply reorganizing the IT department. New developments in chip and hardware architectures, more-energy-efficient data centers, regulatory concerns and simplifying data analytics are all discussions currently circling through the industry.

To make sense of the ever-growing amount of information that business and IT leaders must know about this space, GigaOM Pro has gathered six of its analysts to discuss several sectors of the current cloud market. It is our hope that the pieces in this report will help you, GigaOM Pro readers, to make the best decisions for your businesses when it comes to using the cloud.

As with any discussion of a market, this list of topics is not exhaustive, and we encourage you to weigh in with your own thoughts and ideas in the comments section.