15 years ago, when we started The Cloudcast the definition of cloud was pretty clear cut. But now in 2026, the rules are all different and a new era of Cloud is upon us. Let’s explore what the next generation might provide.

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WHAT IS AND ISN’T CLOUD IN 2026?

Cloud isn’t a single company
Cloud isn’t just public cloud
A CIA cloud isn’t a Gov cloud isn’t your Enterprise Cloud
Multi-cloud is a real thing that needs technology
Google, the people that invented “cloud” are a real company in cloud
Defining cloud by purity, or IaaS/PaaS/SaaS terms doesn’t really matter
Does data locality matter more in an AI-Cloud era?
Do we begin to see price wars over the core Cloud 1.0 primitives?
Are we in the 9th inning of Cloud, and the 1st inning of what’s next?
AI has replaced SaaS in immediacy, so does that have impact on Cloud services?
Does the lack of application portfolio finally come back to bite AWS?
Can niche cloud services emerge (e.g. is Vercel another Digital Ocean, or something unique?)

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