Forrester says the cloud industry is moving beyond commodity infrastructure toward platforms built for generative AI and agentic AI. The shift is also creating new categories such as AI infrastructure cloud platforms and AI-centric platform services.
TITEL: Cloud spending growth is being led by AI workloads
URL: https://www.cloudzero.com/blog/cloud-computing-statistics/
SAMENVATTING: CloudZero reports that AI workloads are now the primary driver of cloud spending growth in 2026. The same source notes that cloud infrastructure spending surged sharply at the end of 2025, reinforcing how fast enterprise demand is rising.
TITEL: Hybrid, multicloud, and sovereign cloud are major enterprise trends
URL: https://www.techtarget.com/it-infrastructure/opinion/5-cloud-trends-to-watch-for-in-2026
SAMENVATTING: TechTarget highlights growing adoption of private and sovereign clouds, along with multicloud architectures and micro cloud edges. It says enterprises are using these models to improve agility, reduce risk, and optimize costs.
TITEL: Zero trust, MFA, and least-privilege access remain core cybersecurity practices
URL: https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/cybersecurity-best-practices
SAMENVATTING: Fortinet lists zero trust architecture, multi-factor authentication, identity and access management, and regular patch management as top cybersecurity practices for 2026. It emphasizes that MFA and least-privilege access are central to reducing credential-based attacks and limiting exposure.
TITEL: CISA recommends MFA, backups, and cloud security reviews for businesses
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/four-cybersecurity-essentials-businesses
SAMENVATTING: CISA advises businesses to enable MFA across systems such as email, file storage, and remote access. CISA also recommends keeping three copies of important files on two types of storage media, with one copy stored off-site, and ensuring cloud or third-party data is subject to security reviews.
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