Gartner says these trends will shape cloud adoption over the next four years. The firm also warns that by 2028, 25% of organizations may experience significant cloud dissatisfaction because of unrealistic expectations, poor implementation, or uncontrolled costs.
TITEL: **AI-native cloud** is becoming the next major enterprise platform shift
URL: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/category/cloud-computing/
SAMENVATTING: Forrester says the cloud industry is moving beyond commodity infrastructure toward platforms built for generative AI and agentic AI. It highlights AI infrastructure cloud platforms and AI-centric platform services as emerging models.
TITEL: **Hybrid and multicloud** remain standard as enterprises optimize for cost and control
URL: https://www.civo.com/blog/state-of-cloud-in-2026
SAMENVATTING: Civo reports that cloud and AI adoption has moved into a phase focused on operational efficiency and predictable economics. It also says hybrid and multicloud are now standard, with organizations balancing complexity, compliance, and cost control.
TITEL: **AI workloads** are driving cloud spending growth in 2026
URL: https://www.cloudzero.com/blog/cloud-computing-statistics/
SAMENVATTING: CloudZero says AI workloads are now the primary driver of cloud spending growth in 2026. It also reports that cloud infrastructure spending rose 29% year over year in the final quarter of 2025.
TITEL: **MFA, patching, and zero trust** remain core cybersecurity priorities
URL: https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/cybersecurity-best-practices
SAMENVATTING: Fortinet lists zero trust architecture, multi-factor authentication, identity and access management, endpoint detection and response, and regular patch management as key cybersecurity practices. The source says MFA blocks over 99% of credential-based attacks.
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-05-13-gartner-identifies-top-trends-shaping-the-future-of-cloud
