Gartner says the main cloud trends include AI/ML, multicloud, sustainability, digital sovereignty, and industry-specific cloud platforms. It also warns that 25% of organizations could face significant cloud dissatisfaction by 2028 because of unrealistic expectations, poor implementation, or uncontrolled costs.
TITEL: Flexera 2025 State of the Cloud Report Highlights FinOps and Azure Competition
URL: https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/the-latest-cloud-computing-trends-flexera-2025-state-of-the-cloud-report/
SAMENVATTING: Flexera reports that 59% of organizations now have a dedicated FinOps team, showing rising focus on cloud cost management. It also notes that Azure holds a slight lead among enterprises, while AWS and Azure continue to compete strongly for cloud workloads.
TITEL: Forrester Says the Cloud Is Shifting Toward AI-Native Platforms
URL: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/category/cloud-computing/
SAMENVATTING: Forrester says cloud computing is moving beyond commodity infrastructure toward platforms built for generative AI and agentic AI. The firm highlights new AI infrastructure cloud platforms and AI-centric platform-as-a-service models as emerging directions.
TITEL: CISA Recommends MFA and Backup Practices for Businesses
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/four-cybersecurity-essentials-businesses
SAMENVATTING: CISA advises organizations to turn on multi-factor authentication across systems such as email, file storage, and remote access. It also recommends maintaining three copies of important files, on two different storage types, with one copy kept off-site.
TITEL: Microsoft Azure and Multi-Cloud Remain Central in Enterprise Cloud Use
URL: https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/cloud-computing-trends-flexera-2024-state-of-the-cloud-report/
SAMENVATTING: Flexera says multi-cloud is now the norm, with 89% of organizations using it, most often through hybrid cloud models. The report also shows significant enterprise usage of Microsoft Azure, reinforcing Azure’s role in enterprise cloud strategies.
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-05-13-gartner-identifies-top-trends-shaping-the-future-of-cloud
