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Running AI in the cloud is easy – and expensive

The cloud is the default for enterprise AI, enabling companies to move quickly from idea to implementation. This convenience is real, but so are the costs.

By David Linthicum

May 1, 20266 mins

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5 reasons the enterprise data center will never die

By Neal Weinberg

Jan 30, 20261 min

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The private cloud returns for AI workloads

By David Linthicum

Jan 27, 20267 mins

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What is cloud computing? From infrastructure to autonomous, agentic-driven ecosystems

By Dan Muse and Eric Knorr

Dec 31, 202519 mins

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Download the ‘AI-ready data centers’ spotlight report

In this issue: There are lots of great reasons for running AI applications in your own data centers – provided they’re up to the task. AI puts new demands on virtually every aspect of data centers from servers and networks to power grids and more. Learn what it takes to build and run an AI-ready data center.

By InfoWorld staff

Jul 1, 2025 1 min

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The private cloud comeback

Recent advancements are paving the way for private cloud platforms to deploy AI and other essential workloads, causing enterprises to rethink a public cloud–only strategy.

By David Linthicum

Jul 1, 2025 6 mins

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Public cloud becomes a commodity

Enterprises are not as swayed today by fancy new bells and whistles from the Big Three cloud providers. They want commodity features: low prices, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

By David Linthicum

Jun 24, 2025 6 mins

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Private cloud still matters—but it doesn’t matter most

Steady workloads are great to stay in house, but game-changing innovation like AI requires the flexibility and elasticity of the public cloud.

By Matt Asay

Jun 2, 2025 8 mins

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A wake-up call for real cloud ROI

Skyrocketing cloud bills aren’t delivering on their promises, and proactive enterprises are doing something about it.

By David Linthicum

May 30, 2025 6 mins

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Public clouds burnish their on-premises options

As enterprises embrace hybrid solutions to cut costs, scale AI workloads, and set the foundation for sustainable innovation, the hyperscalers adapt their offerings.

By David Linthicum

May 6, 2025 5 mins

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When cloud providers go out of business

The end of NetEase’s public cloud service has important lessons for how enterprises can mitigate risks and prepare for unexpected cloud provider closures.

By David Linthicum

Mar 18, 2025 5 mins

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The rise of specialized private clouds

For years, private clouds pushed traditional on-prem hardware. Will the recent move towards specialized private clouds, especially for AI, be different?

By David Linthicum

Nov 11, 2024 6 mins

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Agentic AI drives enterprises away from public clouds

AI agents benefit from the data sovereignty, customization, and lower costs of on-premises servers and other options outside the public clouds.

By David Linthicum

Jul 23, 2024 4 mins

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Is generative AI bringing back private clouds?

Many enterprises are dusting off the private cloud strategies that lost out to the allure of the public cloud. Is this the right move?

By David Linthicum

May 17, 2024 4 mins

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The impact of public cloud price hikes

The higher the cloud bills, the more questions get asked. Here’s how to evaluate if you should divorce your cloud provider.

By David Linthicum

Nov 7, 2023 4 mins

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A comeback for private clouds

Enterprises facing high cloud costs are taking a more balanced look at where workloads should reside and considering repatriation to a cloud in their own data center.

By David Linthicum

Sep 12, 2023 4 mins

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The rise of AI-ready private clouds

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Download the ‘AI-ready data centers’ spotlight report

The private cloud comeback

Public cloud becomes a commodity

Private cloud still matters—but it doesn’t matter most

A wake-up call for real cloud ROI

Public clouds burnish their on-premises options

When cloud providers go out of business

The rise of specialized private clouds

Agentic AI drives enterprises away from public clouds

Is generative AI bringing back private clouds?

The impact of public cloud price hikes

A comeback for private clouds

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