The End of Cloud-First?

The End of Cloud-First?

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 rising total cost of ownership for many workloads in public clouds, paired with the decreasing price of enterprise hardware that makes private cloud and on-premises solutions far more attractive. Additionally, new options, such as special-purpose clouds, sovereign clouds, colocation facilities, and managed service providers, are emerging as compelling alternatives. This evolving landscape enables enterprises better to control costs, performance, and regulatory compliance. As global businesses seek to optimize their IT portfolios, the myth of inevitable all-in public cloud adoption is being replaced by a more nuanced, pragmatic approach—one focused on flexibility, business requirements, and maximizing long-term value.

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Agentic AI Meets Enterprise Reality

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This video is a blunt critique of why I will never return to a big consulting firm. After years inside the machine, I came to see how far the industry has drifted from real client service and honest a...

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Did Cloud Providers Blacklist Me from Their Conferences?

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In this video, we take a hard look at the growing tension between independent cloud analysts and the hyperscaler machine. Why would one of the industry's most outspoken voices, David Linthicum, seem a...

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Is AWS Losing Its Throne to Microsoft, Google, and Neo Clouds?

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The cloud infrastructure market is buzzing with new developments. According to fresh data from Synergy Research Group, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still the biggest player, but its dominance is slipp...

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The AI Promise Problem: Why Tech Leaders Lost Our Trust

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In this compelling exposé, we pull back the curtain on the grand narratives spun by today's AI leaders—and reveal the dramatic gap between their promises and reality. With names like Sam Altman (OpenA...

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The AGI Lie: Why Big Tech Is Selling You a Fantasy

The AGI Lie: Why Big Tech Is Selling You a Fantasy

Everyone's talking about AGI—the idea that we're on the verge of creating an AI that can do anything a human can do, only faster and better. Tech billionaires are hyping it, headlines are breathless, ...

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How Grab YANKED 200 Macs Back On-Prem and Crushed Costs!

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Grab, Southeast Asia's leading super-app for ridesharing and food delivery, recently completed a transformative overhaul of its app-building infrastructure by moving more than 200 Mac Minis from the c...

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I Called RSA — Here's What I Got Right

I Called RSA — Here's What I Got Right

David Linthicum returns with a follow-up to his RSA predictions video—this time to see what actually happened at last week's RSA Conference and which calls held up under real-world scrutiny. Before th...

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