Where the cloud goes from here: 8 trends to follow and what it could all cost

zf L/Getty Images Where does the cloud go from here? For many companies, that's a multi-billion-dollar question. One set of answers comes from tech analyst Gartner's latest papers, The Future of Cloud in 2029: The Journey From Technology to Business Necessity and Predicts 2025: Challenges Shaping the Future of Cloud Adoption. At its IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies conference in Sydney, Australia, Gartner also suggested eight key trends for the cloud through 2029: cloud dissatisfaction, AI/machine learning (ML), multicloud, sustainability, digital sovereignty, supercloud, edge computing, and industry-specific solutions. Also: How AI can help you finally demolish your business's mounting technical debt In his keynote speech at the conference, Joe Rogus, Gartner advisory director, said: "These trends are accelerating the shift in how cloud is transforming from a technology enabler to a business disruptor and necessity for most organizations. Over the next few years, c ... Read full article.