Cloud managed services market seen topping $192B by 2030

The Business Research Company projects the cloud managed services market will reach more than $192 billion in 2030, led by North America and the U.S. The report says demand is rising as enterprises shift to hybrid and multi-cloud operations, outsource more IT work and expand cybersecurity and network management needs.

Why it matters: - The cloud managed services market is projected to become a $192 billion category by 2030, making it a major slice of the broader cloud services economy. - The forecast points to growing enterprise dependence on outside providers to run, secure and optimize cloud operations. - The market’s expansion matters because it tracks how quickly companies are shifting core IT functions into managed, cloud-based operating models.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released a 2026 cloud managed services market report with forecasts through 2035. - The report says the market will surpass $192 billion in 2030. - The report estimates cloud managed services will represent about 20% of the $955 billion cloud services parent market in 2030. - The report places the category at nearly 1% of the $13,788 billion global information technology market in 2030. - The report says the overall cloud managed services market will grow at a 13% CAGR leading up to 2030. - A free sample and the full report are available here and here.

The details: - North America is forecast to be the largest region in 2030 at $81 billion. - North America’s market is expected to rise from $60 billion in 2025 at a 6% CAGR. - The USA is projected to be the largest country market in 2030 at $78 billion. - The U.S. market is expected to grow from $59 billion in 2025 at a 6% CAGR. - Managed network services are projected to be the largest service-type segment, with 20% of the market, or $38 billion, in 2030. - The report also segments the market by deployment into public cloud and private cloud. - The report segments the market by organization size into large enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. - The report segments the market by end user into government, retail, IT and telecommunication, manufacturing, BFSI, healthcare, and energy and utilities. - The largest segment’s growth is tied to more complex hybrid and multi-cloud networks, real-time monitoring needs, distributed workforces, software-defined networking, network function virtualization, predictive analytics and resilience planning.

Between the lines: - The report’s growth logic centers on three forces: rising cloud adoption, expanding hybrid cloud use and higher demand for IT infrastructure management. - The cloud adoption trend is expected to contribute 2.2% annual growth, while hybrid cloud demand is projected to add 2.0% and rising IT infrastructure demand about 1.8%. - The largest opportunity areas are managed business services, managed network services, managed security services, managed infrastructure services, managed mobility services and managed communication and collaboration services. - Those six segments are projected to add more than $86 billion in market value by 2030. - The report frames the market shift as a move toward fully managed digital operations, AI-driven optimization and cloud-native service frameworks.

What's next: - The report expects continued enterprise migration toward hybrid and multi-cloud environments to keep demand elevated through 2030. - Managed providers are likely to benefit from demand for compliance, cybersecurity monitoring, network resilience and infrastructure optimization. - The Business Research Company says its 2026 reports now include market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrix graphics, Excel forecasting dashboards and market hotspot infographics. - The firm says it has published more than 30,000 reports across 27 industries and 60 geographies, using 1,500,000 datasets and industry interviews.

The bottom line: - Cloud managed services is moving from a support function to a core enterprise spending category, with North America, the U.S. and managed network services leading the growth curve.