The Cloud Continuum

Tag: Cloud Strategy

  • The Public Cloud Reversal

    ⸻ Why Businesses Are Rethinking Cloud-First Strategies? For years, the push toward public cloud was seen as inevitable. Organizations, especially in the mid-market, moved workloads en masse to hyperscalers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, driven by the promise of speed, scale, and flexibility. But is a quiet reversal is now taking shape? Recent…

  • Navigating Cloud Strategy Amid Geopolitical Shifts: A European Cloud Architect’s Perspective

    Title: Navigating Cloud Strategy Amid Geopolitical Shifts: A European Cloud Architect’s Perspective As a cloud solutions architect based in Europe, the recent surge in geopolitical tensions has profoundly impacted how I advise clients on cloud strategies. The escalating trade disputes, particularly between the EU and the US, have transformed cloud computing decisions from purely technical…

  • Forget Cloud! Is it Just Too Complex?

    Cloud Is Just Too Complex: Navigating the Tangled Web of Modern IT The allure of the cloud is undeniable. Promising flexibility, scalability, and innovation at your fingertips, it has become the backbone of digital transformation for businesses worldwide. Yet, as companies dive deeper into their cloud journeys, a harsh reality often emerges: the cloud is…

  • Identify cloud adoption challenges in the real world

    Cloud Adoption Is a Mess – And That’s Okay I’ve had a lot of conversations recently with CIOs, architects, and cloud leads at organisations that weren’t born in the cloud, and by that I mean not startups, not fintechs — but long-established enterprises with decades of IT infrastructure, layered technology, contracts, and teams stretched thin…

  • Future Trends Reshaping the Cloud Landscape 2025 and Beyond

    Cloud isn’t standing still — and neither should we. Every year, new trends, pressures, and opportunities reshape what cloud means for enterprises. Whether you’re knee-deep in FinOps or still wrestling with legacy systems, it’s clear that the cloud continuum is expanding — and so are the decisions IT and business leaders need to make. Here…