Cloud Computing Trends

Even the best cloud computing trend must end: Why PaaS, serverless, OpenStack and multicloud have already seen their best days.

We’re well over a decade into the era of cloud computing, and during that time we have seen one cloud computing trend after another. Indeed, the nature of the cloud has changed substantially in the last 10 years, and cloud-based services and strategies that were once cutting-edge are now mundane, or even approaching obsolescence. Here’s a rundown of the cloud computing trends that may be slowing or even coming to an end.

Some of the oldest types of cloud computing trends and services still remain immensely important today. IaaS is not going away anytime soon. Neither is SaaS. But certain categories of services and cloud strategies that once generated tremendous buzz no longer seem so important. They may continue to enjoy some use cases, but they won’t feature as centrally in cloud architectures and conversations as they once did.

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