TechTarget and Informa Techs Digital Business Combine.TechTarget and InformaTechTarget and Informa Techs Digital Business Combine.Together, we power an unparalleled network of 220+ online properties covering 10,000+ granular topics, serving an audience of 50+ million professionals with original, objective content from trusted sources. We help you gain critical insights and make more informed decisions across your business priorities.Will Changing Expectations Lead to a Cloud Computing Reset?Will Changing Expectations Lead to a Cloud Computing Reset?Data centers face new demands compared with the rise of the cloud. Should enterprises expect significant escalations in pricing for cloud services?Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior EditorFebruary 24, 2025Rising costs, data center shortages, and the attention shift to AI may have changed expectations and ROI for cloud. Do those elements mean it is time to rethink how the cloud is budgeted and used?For many enterprises, cloud strategy and migration became central to their competitive plans. The promise of new flexibility, capabilities, and other benefits were common selling points. The demand AI puts on data centers continues to grow, creating a new strain on capacity.Has the conversation changed in the C-suite regarding the cloud? Should companies expect to pay more for the cloud? Are they shrinking cloud budgets to accommodate AI demand?This episode of DOS Wont Hunt brought together Tatum Tummins, senior product manager with Kion; Edward Walsh, senior managing consultant for IBMs global cloud advisory practice; Jason Hardy, vice president and CTO of AI at Hitachi Vantara; Joe Jacir, cloud architect for enVista; Stephen Manley, CTO with Druva; and Dave Driggers, CTO and founder of Cirrascale.They discussed whether AI might devour the critical capacity needed at data centers that makes the cloud worthwhile. They dove into other questions such as whether there is a tipping point where cloud loses its viability if AI gobbles up capacity at data centers.Related:About the AuthorJoao-Pierre S. RuthSenior EditorJoao-Pierre S. Ruth covers tech policy, including ethics, privacy, legislation, and risk; fintech; code strategy; and cloud & edge computing for InformationWeek. He has been a journalist for more than 25 years, reporting on business and technology first in New Jersey, then covering the New York tech startup community, and later as a freelancer for such outlets as TheStreet, Investopedia, and Street Fight.See more from Joao-Pierre S. RuthNever Miss a Beat: Get a snapshot of the issues affecting the IT industry straight to your inbox.SIGN-UPYou May Also LikeWebinarsMore WebinarsReportsMore Reports