AI is described as the dominant force reshaping cloud demand, with infrastructure spending growing rapidly as AI workloads expand. The piece also highlights sovereign cloud, FinOps, edge processing, and stronger security for AI models as the main supporting trends.
TITEL: Zero Trust remains a core cybersecurity priority for cloud environments
URL: https://www.n-ix.com/cloud-computing-trends/
SAMENVATTING: This article says Zero Trust is rapidly emerging as a key cloud security trend in 2026. That aligns with broader enterprise security efforts to reduce implicit trust and harden access across cloud systems.
TITEL: AI-native cloud platforms are embedding generative AI into infrastructure
URL: https://www.techdogs.com/td-articles/techno-trends/top-cloud-computing-trends
SAMENVATTING: The report says cloud platforms are increasingly integrating generative AI and retrieval-augmented generation directly into infrastructure. It also points to confidential computing and hybrid serverless orchestration as important enterprise cloud capabilities.
TITEL: Enterprise cloud buyers are prioritizing AI and security
URL: https://foundryco.com/research/cloud-computing/
SAMENVATTING: Foundry reports that AI and machine learning are the top strategic priority for cloud decision-makers, while cloud security is close behind. The data suggests enterprises are investing in cloud not just for scale, but for secure AI adoption.
TITEL: Microsoft Azure remains a major enterprise cloud platform
URL: https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/cloud-computing-trends-flexera-2024-state-of-the-cloud-report/
SAMENVATTING: Flexera reports that 45% of respondents use Azure for significant workloads, showing its continued strength in enterprise cloud adoption. The same report also notes growing interest in machine learning and AI services across cloud platforms.
