Vendor dissatisfaction. Enterprises are not happy with major cloud providers due to service outages, egress fees, or lack of transparency around pricing and service-level commitments. Businesses are rethinking their cloud reliance and exploring on-premises alternatives.
A new way of thinking
I’ve often pointed out that the IT world is moving to heterogeneity and ubiquity, meaning that no approach, cloud or on-premises, will rise to the top and become “the standard.” I view this as a good thing, as long as we’re prepared to deal with the complexity it will bring. Thus far, many enterprises have stubbed their toe on that issue.
I’m now having these conversations often, whereas in the past, it was not spoken about in polite company–and certainly not at cloud conferences. Indeed, the concepts of multicloud and optimization are seeping back into the talks at significant events, when just a few years ago, presenters were pulling those slides out of their decks.