In the last 12 months, we’ve seen cloud computing disrupt the visual effects industry in a significant way. While studios were assessing cost, running PoCs, and determining how to best utilize the new capabilities of cloud computing in 2017, we saw a nearly 800 percent jump in adoption this year. Studios began to realize the value and synergy of a demand-based compute environment, removing the need for the long term usage forecasts required for in-house compute purchases. CapEx expenditures gave way to incremental OpEx outlays as projects were awarded.
