Is Cloud just a feature now?

More than a decade into cloud, is cloud just a feature of the systems we build these days? What else might become features in the near future? SHOW: 784 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple, Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE Datadog Synthetic Monitoring: Frontend and Backend Modern Monitoring Ensure frontend issues don’t impair user experience by detecting user-facing issues with API and browser tests with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt. SHOW NOTES: IS THE CLOUD JUST A FEATURE NOW? On-demand pricing On-demand resources Someone else manages it for you API access to systems A wide breadth of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services WHAT MIGHT BECOME A FEATURE OF MODERN SYSTEMS? DevOps becomes integrated Co-Pilots via LLMs FinOps gets built into the systems, like vMotion from VMware Pre-Testing, Pre-Planning gets built in (like System Initiative) Chaos engineering gets built-in Collaboration gets built-in The OS becomes like containers and gets deterministic Upgrades are built-in Training, Docs, Examples are built-in LESSONS LEARNED The cross the chasm adoption isn’t just for a specific technology, it’s for bigger systems too Rarely does the new thing completely replace the old thing (mobile excluded) Innovation will need to continue to be creative (e.g. open source, pricing, etc.) “Failures” are usually just incremental steps 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