Outpaced and Outperformed: Big Cloud's Blindspot Exposed
Release Date: 03/12/2025
Your Public Cloud Provider Is Not Reliable
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Public cloud services have revolutionized how businesses operate, offering unparalleled scalability, convenience, and innovation. However, an often-overlooked truth is that even the most reliable public cloud providers can—and do—fail. From unexpected outages to major disruptions, relying too heavily on third-party cloud platforms introduces significant risks that too many businesses fail to fully understand or prepare for. When these providers experience downtime, organizations face ripple effects ranging from financial losses and operational delays to regulatory exposure and reputational...
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The Cloud Reset Revolution: Why 70% of Companies Are Leaving Public Cloud Behind
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The Broadcom Private Cloud Outlook 2025 report uncovers a pivotal shift in enterprise cloud strategies, revealing a "cloud reset" as organizations recalibrate their workloads toward hybrid and private cloud solutions. Based on insights from 1,800 IT leaders worldwide, the report highlights growing trends in workload repatriation, security concerns, and the rise of private cloud as a cornerstone for IT modernization. With a focus on balancing performance, control, and cost efficiency, this report provides an insight into how enterprises are reconfiguring their cloud strategies to meet...
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5 Hot AI-Powered Cloud Jobs
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The world of cloud computing is evolving faster than ever, and artificial intelligence is at the heart of this rapid transformation. Businesses of all sizes are looking for new ways to automate workflows, gain insights from massive amounts of data, and create smarter, more efficient applications—and AI in the cloud makes all of this possible. As a result, there’s a surge in demand for professionals who not only understand cloud platforms but also know how to unlock the power of AI. Today, some of the most exciting and high-impact jobs blend these two areas of expertise. Companies need...
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How I Get the Edge: My Picks for Top Cloud Intel
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Staying ahead in the cloud computing world means keeping up with fast-paced change, new technology, and industry insights from those shaping the future. But with so many sources out there, where do you turn for information you can trust—without getting overwhelmed or sifting through vendor hype? I’m David Linthicum, and in this video, I’ll share the independent podcasts, YouTube channels, and trusted online magazines I rely on to cut through the noise and stay truly informed. From deep-dive interviews and real-world analysis to step-by-step tutorials, these sources help me track...
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The End of Cloud-First?
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Cloud computing has long been heralded as the default path for enterprise IT, with public cloud vendors promising limitless scalability and transformational efficiencies. However, recent data reveals a significant shift in this narrative: cloud spending is leveling off, and in some sectors, it may even be declining. Organizations are becoming more strategic in their technology investments, moving away from a “cloud-first” mandate and instead toward a value-driven mix of public cloud, private infrastructure, and alternative providers. Several factors drive this change, most notably the...
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Real-World Cloud Migration Secrets Revealed
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Cloud migration is a critical step for organizations looking to modernize infrastructure, improve scalability, and drive innovation. In this video, we provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the essential aspects of migrating workloads and data to the cloud. You'll learn about the most common migration pitfalls that can stall your project, from underestimating legacy system complexity to hidden costs and downtime issues. We dive into various migration strategies—including rehosting, refactoring, and replatforming—and discuss how to choose the best path based on your business...
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Industry Cover-Up: The Truth About Secret Cloud Repatriations!
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When it comes to cloud computing, most of the attention is focused on migration—moving workloads and data into the cloud, chasing promises of scalability, agility, and cost savings. But what we don’t hear about nearly as often are the projects going in the other direction: enterprises quietly moving data and workloads back out of the cloud, a process known as cloud repatriation. Here’s the reality most people rarely discuss: a staggering 98 percent of cloud repatriation projects are handled in secret. In many cases, these initiatives aren’t just kept quiet externally—they’re often...
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The Evolving Role of the Cloud Architect
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In 2025, the responsibilities and expectations for Cloud Architects have dramatically evolved, moving far beyond initial infrastructure deployment to embrace a holistic, business-centric mandate. Drawing on decades of industry analysis and hands-on experience, this paper explores this transformation through the lens of practical outcomes and strategic enablement. Today’s Cloud Architects must orchestrate complex, multi-cloud ecosystems, drive cost optimization, and embed governance and security by design, all while aligning cloud strategies with dynamic business...
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Your Cloud Architecture is a Monolith in Disguise
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Cloud computing has become the backbone of modern software development, with promises of increased scalability, resilience, and agility. Organizations are rapidly migrating workloads and re-architecting systems using microservices, containers, and managed services, convinced these steps will eliminate the rigidity and risks of traditional monolithic applications. However, beneath the surface, many cloud architectures fall into subtle traps, unwittingly recreating the same monolithic patterns they sought to escape—resulting in architectures that are "monoliths in disguise."
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Broken Promises in the Cloud: The Groups That Ruined Their Credibility
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Over the past two decades, certain players in cloud computing have lost credibility by putting their interests ahead of real client value. Big consulting firms boasted vendor awards like “Partner of the Year,” but were often rewarded more for selling providers' technology than delivering the best solutions to clients. Many took finder’s fees or other monetary incentives, steering enterprises into expensive, overengineered platforms optimized for quota, not business outcomes. Public cloud providers also share blame, promising radical cost savings and agility while hiding the complexity,...
info_outlineAWS, once considered the gold standard of cloud innovation, seems to be faltering as it joins the race for agentic AI far later than its competitors. The announcement of a new team dedicated to building autonomous AI agents feels more like a response to external pressure than a proactive step forward. This delay raises unsettling questions about whether AWS is still the innovative force it once was or if it's beginning to lag behind in an industry that demands rapid adaptation.
For years, AWS set the pace for innovation in the cloud and enterprise tech industries. But the lack of urgency in pursuing agentic AI has left observers and enterprises wondering if AWS is growing complacent. While other major players aggressively define the future of AI-driven automation, AWS now looks like a reluctant participant rather than a visionary leader. By the time AWS fully ramps up its efforts, the market may have already shifted, leaving them at a competitive disadvantage.
More troubling is what this indicates about AWS’s overall trajectory. Enterprises depend on AWS not just for cloud infrastructure, but for innovation—the ability to stay ahead of trends and deliver cutting-edge solutions. This tardy embrace of agentic AI has cast doubt on its ability to do so, leaving many to wonder if AWS is no longer pushing boundaries but merely trying to keep up. In a field moving as fast as AI, being late is more than a misstep—it’s a signal of declining leadership.