The cloud market is increasingly defined by hybrid and multi-cloud operations rather than first-time adoption. Civo reports that organizations are now focused on execution, complexity management, and cost control, especially for AI workloads. [26]
TITEL: Gartner Says Cloud Trends Now Center on AI, Multicloud, and Digital Sovereignty
URL: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-05-13-gartner-identifies-top-trends-shaping-the-future-of-cloud
SAMENVATTING: Gartner identifies cloud dissatisfaction, AI/ML, multicloud, sustainability, digital sovereignty, and industry solutions as the major forces shaping cloud strategy. It also predicts growing use of industry cloud platforms to accelerate business initiatives. [23]
TITEL: Microsoft Says CISOs Should Prioritize Cyber Hygiene and Modern Security Standards
URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/04/cybersecurity-strategies-to-prioritize-now/
SAMENVATTING: Microsoft’s latest security guidance emphasizes essential cyber hygiene basics and modern security standards, products, and protocols. This aligns with broader enterprise priorities around identity, access control, and resilient security operations. [16]
TITEL: Fortinet Highlights Zero Trust, MFA, and AI-Driven Security Operations
URL: https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/cybersecurity-best-practices
SAMENVATTING: Fortinet frames zero trust architecture, multi-factor authentication, identity and access management, endpoint detection and response, and patch management as core cybersecurity practices. It also notes that AI is increasingly used for behavioral analytics, automated threat hunting, and AI-powered SIEM. [4]
TITEL: Forrester Says the Cloud Is Evolving Toward AI-Native Platforms
URL: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/category/cloud-computing/
SAMENVATTING: Forrester describes a shift from commodity cloud infrastructure toward platforms built for generative AI and agentic AI. The analysis also points to storage as a strategic decision point because of performance and governance requirements for autonomous AI use cases. [5]
https://www.civo.com/blog/state-of-cloud-in-2026
