Cloud Insider

Dumping mainframes for cloud can be a costly mistake

Mainframes were the punchline of jokes in the early days of cloud computing, but their steady dependability is still critical to IT architectures.

By David Linthicum

Jun 27, 2025 4 mins

Cloud Computing Critical Infrastructure

Public cloud becomes a commodity

Enterprises are not as swayed today by fancy new bells and whistles from the Big Three cloud providers. They want commodity features: low prices, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

By David Linthicum

Jun 24, 2025 6 mins

Hybrid Cloud Multicloud Private Cloud

The hyperscalers disrupt the sovereign cloud disruptors

New offerings from AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure have upended the sovereign cloud services market—and raised questions and concerns.

By David Linthicum

Jun 20, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Security Data Governance Data Privacy

Navigating the rising costs of AI inferencing

We won’t make progress with AI if we don’t know how to predict costs accurately. Enterprises are running in circles.

By David Linthicum

Jun 17, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Hybrid Cloud

Europe is caught in a cloud dilemma

The EU is pushing back against the dominance of US-based cloud providers. Balancing sovereignty and innovation will require a comprehensive strategy.

By David Linthicum

Jun 13, 2025 5 mins

Data Governance Hybrid Cloud Technology Industry

Don’t be a victim of high cloud costs

Many enterprises believe cloud costs are beyond their control but also lack comprehensive plans to optimize workloads and manage their usage. It’s time to take responsibility.

By David Linthicum

Jun 10, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management

Decentralized mesh cloud: A promising concept

Less latency and high scalability are great, but does your enterprise have the skills to handle the increased complexity?

By David Linthicum

Jun 6, 2025 6 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Emerging Technology

A wake-up call for real cloud ROI

Skyrocketing cloud bills aren’t delivering on their promises, and proactive enterprises are doing something about it.

By David Linthicum

May 30, 2025 6 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Private Cloud

IT leadership lessons from Leeroy Jenkins

A viral video from years ago reminds us of the importance of strategy over impulse, an especially valuable point in light of AI and cloud computing.

By David Linthicum

May 27, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

Enterprises are wasting the cloud’s potential

High cloud costs rooted in insufficient training and inadequate architectural oversight use up money that could go to innovation or new markets.

By David Linthicum

May 23, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing IT Strategy

Cloud asset management: A crucial missing ingredient

Complicated cloud infrastructures can greatly benefit from automated oversight that tracks cloud resources, links costs to applications, and integrates security.

By David Linthicum

May 20, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Cloud Security

Cloud and IT strategies in a time of global upheaval

Navigating the new world requires business resilience, heterogeneous architectures, and a more diverse approach to cloud partnerships.

By David Linthicum

May 16, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing IT Strategy Multicloud

What ‘cloud first’ can teach us about ‘AI first’

The rush to the cloud was an expensive experiment for many. AI could be a repeat without careful evaluation and planning.

By David Linthicum

May 13, 2025 6 mins

Cloud Management Data Governance Generative AI

Cloud repatriation hits its stride

With AI needing every spare dollar in enterprise budgets, enterprises are scrutinizing every workload to determine its optimal infrastructure.

By David Linthicum

May 9, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Hybrid Cloud Multicloud

Public clouds burnish their on-premises options

As enterprises embrace hybrid solutions to cut costs, scale AI workloads, and set the foundation for sustainable innovation, the hyperscalers adapt their offerings.

By David Linthicum

May 6, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Hybrid Cloud Private Cloud

Public cloud providers get into the chip market

Microsoft, AWS, Google, and others are disrupting the CPU and GPU markets with custom silicon, and we should have seen this coming.

By David Linthicum

May 2, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing GPUs Security Hardware

Why hasn’t cheaper hardware lowered cloud prices?

Enterprises should look at cost-effective alternatives like private clouds, colocation, managed service providers, or hybrid solutions.

By David Linthicum

Apr 29, 2025 6 mins

Cloud Computing Data Management Digital Transformation

Hype versus execution in agentic AI

Don’t be swept away by ambitious promises of limitless innovation. Review your business case and infrastructure while you wait for this technology to mature.

By David Linthicum

Apr 25, 2025 5 mins

Generative AI Machine Learning Technology Industry

Breaking the cloud monopoly

Being all-in with the hyperscalers isn't working anymore. Enterprises are diversifying their data platforms for the AI era.

By David Linthicum

Apr 22, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Multicloud Technology Industry

How U.S. tariffs could impact cloud computing

Faced with political uncertainty and complex global supply chains and regulations, smart enterprises will be proactive with their cloud strategies.

By David Linthicum

Apr 18, 2025 6 mins

Digital Transformation IT Strategy Technology Industry

Google’s bold step toward hybrid AI integration

It’s about collaboration, not control, recognizing that enterprises need solutions that work across platforms and unique business situations.

By David Linthicum

Apr 15, 2025 5 mins

Generative AI Google Cloud Platform Hybrid Cloud

A multicloud experiment in agentic AI: Lessons learned

Turns out you really can build a decentralized AI system that operates successfully across multiple public cloud providers. It’s both challenging and costly.

By David Linthicum

Apr 11, 2025 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Multicloud

Why is cloud-based AI so hard?

Cloud providers are building castles in the sky while enterprises struggle with fundamentals. The gap between AI hype and real-world implementation contributes to misallocated resources and jeopardizes billions of dollars.

By David Linthicum

Apr 8, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Generative AI

Enterprises are getting worse at multicloud

The rise of AI and GPU-focused clouds is pushing enterprises into chaos. Poor planning and fragmented strategies are jeopardizing the original innovation goals.

By David Linthicum

Apr 4, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Management GPUs Multicloud

Agentic AI won’t make public cloud providers rich

The hyperscalers are reeling from the slower-than-expected growth of generative AI on their platforms, and many are now placing bets on agentic AI. I have some bad news.

By David Linthicum

Apr 1, 2025 5 mins

Generative AI Hybrid Cloud Multicloud

Are we creating too many AI models?

When training an LLM has enormous costs and environmental impact, it’s worth asking what we gain by creating another one—especially if it isn’t that different from other models.

By David Linthicum

Mar 28, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

Google acquires Wiz: A win for multicloud security

With a holistic view geared toward preventing security breaches and integration with all major cloud providers, Wiz is a definite asset to the Google ecosystem.

By David Linthicum

Mar 25, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Security Google Cloud Platform Multicloud

Bridging the digital skills gap

It’s time for enterprises to stop complaining about the lack of skilled IT workers and get to work fixing it. The companies that do will unlock billions in value.

By David Linthicum

Mar 21, 2025 5 mins

Careers IT Skills Technology Industry

When cloud providers go out of business

The end of NetEase’s public cloud service has important lessons for how enterprises can mitigate risks and prepare for unexpected cloud provider closures.

By David Linthicum

Mar 18, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Hybrid Cloud Private Cloud

IT leaders are driving a new cloud computing era

Dissatisfied with the major cloud providers, CIOs are increasingly exploring hybrid models and niche providers to enhance agility and control over their infrastructure.

By David Linthicum

Mar 14, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Hybrid Cloud

Has AWS lost its edge?

The tech giant offers a plan to form a group focused on agentic AI but no actual technologies or systems. What does this say about the future of its cloud leadership?

By David Linthicum

Mar 11, 2025 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Generative AI Technology Industry

When to choose a bare-metal cloud

These little-known cloud resources offer lower latency and higher compute power but are best for specific use cases. Here’s how to determine when they offer reasonable solutions.

By David Linthicum

Mar 7, 2025 6 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

Does Microsoft’s Majorana chip meet enterprise needs?

For companies struggling with high cloud costs, talent shortages, and data integration problems, a groundbreaking quantum processor isn’t the answer.

By David Linthicum

Mar 4, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Emerging Technology Quantum Computing

The rising threat of shadow AI

The uncontrolled and ungoverned AI apps your employees are using are becoming a real threat to cloud deployments, but banning them won’t work. Here’s what to do.

By David Linthicum

Feb 28, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Security Data Governance Generative AI

What the private sector can teach government about cloud computing

All organizations, public and private, must embrace a cloud-smart mindset, platform diversity, and skill modernization to drive smarter IT decisions.

By David Linthicum

Feb 25, 2025 6 mins

Cloud Architecture Hybrid Cloud Multicloud

Why enterprises fail at finops

Let’s take a realistic look at the effectiveness of finops. Great potential is often wasted because the finance team isn’t working with the engineers.

By David Linthicum

Feb 21, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management IT Leadership

Serverless was never a cure-all

Enterprises are finally discovering that serverless computing is not a universal remedy. A mix of serverless and traditional architectures is almost always a better approach.

By David Linthicum

Feb 18, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Architecture Hybrid Cloud Serverless Computing

Avoiding the cloud migration graveyard

Don’t let your cloud journey die. Discover how to overcome common challenges to accomplish genuine digital transformation.

By David Linthicum

Feb 14, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Devops

The cloud giants stumble

While enterprises question the value of public cloud services and AI investments sputter, specialized providers and private solutions are gaining momentum.

By David Linthicum

Feb 11, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Hybrid Cloud

The hidden threat of neglected cloud infrastructure

Alarming new research shows that if your enterprise is careless about managing cloud resources, it's just a matter of time before you're compromised.

By David Linthicum

Feb 7, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Cloud Security

Public cloud providers are missing the mark with AI

Burned by astronomical cloud bills, enterprises need a strategic road map that balances flexibility and control to unlock the full potential of AI investments.

By David Linthicum

Feb 4, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Containers Generative AI

The quantum computing reality check

Being a quantum pioneer is turning out to be an expensive experiment. Quantum is still years away from widespread enterprise ROI.

By David Linthicum

Jan 31, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Emerging Technology Quantum Computing

The crisis of AI’s hidden costs

Overprovisioning cloud resources to handle AI has sparked an epidemic of sky-high cloud bills. Adopt these strategies to control cloud spending.

By David Linthicum

Jan 28, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Management Generative AI

Is cloud-based AI becoming a monopoly?

An FTC report raises concerns about AI partnerships among major tech firms. However, the vibrant ecosystem of startups suggests that competition remains robust.

By David Linthicum

Jan 24, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

The AI security tsunami

Harnessing the power of AI is essential for modern cloud security because AI is also the latest weapon. Enterprises must mitigate evolving threats while adopting new technologies.

By David Linthicum

Jan 21, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data and Information Security Generative AI

Federated learning: The killer use case for generative AI

As enterprises struggle to balance AI capabilities against data privacy concerns, federated learning provides the best of both worlds.

By David Linthicum

Jan 17, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Integration Generative AI

The cloud cost wake-up call I predicted

Effective financial management requires a comprehensive understanding of the hidden costs of cloud computing. A multicloud strategy makes vigilance even more critical.

By David Linthicum

Jan 14, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Management Containers Microservices

Ephemeral environments in cloud-native development

Ephemeral environments promise cost savings and increased productivity, but only if enterprises are prepared to manage their complexity and potential pitfalls.

By David Linthicum

Jan 10, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud-Native Development Approaches

Cloud providers are running out of ‘next big things’

As cloud computing providers hit the innovation wall, enterprises need to adjust their strategies to concentrate on the tricky problems of their own businesses.

By David Linthicum

Jan 7, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Generative AI Technology Industry

The cloud architecture renaissance of 2025

An enterprise cloud revolution is coming in 2025, and there will be winners and losers. Here’s your practical blueprint for success.

By David Linthicum

Jan 3, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Technology Industry

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Dumping mainframes for cloud can be a costly mistake

Public cloud becomes a commodity

The hyperscalers disrupt the sovereign cloud disruptors

Navigating the rising costs of AI inferencing

Europe is caught in a cloud dilemma

Don’t be a victim of high cloud costs

Decentralized mesh cloud: A promising concept

A wake-up call for real cloud ROI

IT leadership lessons from Leeroy Jenkins

Enterprises are wasting the cloud’s potential

Cloud asset management: A crucial missing ingredient

Cloud and IT strategies in a time of global upheaval

What ‘cloud first’ can teach us about ‘AI first’

Cloud repatriation hits its stride

Public clouds burnish their on-premises options

Public cloud providers get into the chip market

Why hasn’t cheaper hardware lowered cloud prices?

Hype versus execution in agentic AI

Breaking the cloud monopoly

How U.S. tariffs could impact cloud computing

Google’s bold step toward hybrid AI integration

A multicloud experiment in agentic AI: Lessons learned

Why is cloud-based AI so hard?

Enterprises are getting worse at multicloud

Agentic AI won’t make public cloud providers rich

Are we creating too many AI models?

Google acquires Wiz: A win for multicloud security

Bridging the digital skills gap

When cloud providers go out of business

IT leaders are driving a new cloud computing era

Has AWS lost its edge?

When to choose a bare-metal cloud

Does Microsoft’s Majorana chip meet enterprise needs?

The rising threat of shadow AI

What the private sector can teach government about cloud computing

Why enterprises fail at finops

Serverless was never a cure-all

Avoiding the cloud migration graveyard

The cloud giants stumble

The hidden threat of neglected cloud infrastructure

Public cloud providers are missing the mark with AI

The quantum computing reality check

The crisis of AI’s hidden costs

Is cloud-based AI becoming a monopoly?

The AI security tsunami

Federated learning: The killer use case for generative AI

The cloud cost wake-up call I predicted

Ephemeral environments in cloud-native development

Cloud providers are running out of ‘next big things’

The cloud architecture renaissance of 2025

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