Here Comes the anti-Cloud Crowd

Public cloud usage. Cloud-native application development. Developer relations. In a down economy, everything gets questioned. Expect a lot of naysayers and doubters. SHOW: 695 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spend Section is the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective way to run applications across multiple clouds. Cloudcast listeners can experience the benefits of unparalleled performance and uptime, plus the ability to scale as needed. There’s no risk to try it out – run one project for free with no credit card required! Did you know that 87% of container images in production include a high or critical vulnerability? No wonder prioritization is difficult. Download the Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage report to dig into the state of cloud and container usage. SHOW NOTES: Kubernetes is great, but it’s been a 7 year distraction (and this thread) Cloud players sound a cautious tone in 2023 Is DevRel as an idea being abandoned? THE CURVE IS BENDING DOWN, SO QUESTION EVERYTHING The public cloud is no longer economically viable Distributed systems are not practical Kubernetes is now too difficult to use Developer relations (DevRel) is no longer needed by vendors THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EARLY ADOPTERS AND MAINSTREAM Early adopters typically have a specific problem they are trying to solve Near-term and long-term goals don’t always align The ROI of technology doesn’t always happen immediately Resume-driven-development is a real thing in good times Economic downturns shine a light on practicality and profitability Greed is a factor in good times and bad times FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot net Twitter: @thecloudcastnet FEEDBACK? Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot com Bluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.social Twitter/X: @TheEntAIShow Instagram: @TheEntAIShow