The InfoQ Podcast Cloud and DevOps InfoQ Trends Report 2025
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Oct 22, 2025 Shweta Vohra, a lead architect at Booking.com and cloud-native expert, joins Stefian Weas, InfoQ lead editor, and Matt Saunders, head of DevOps at Adaptavist, to discuss pivotal trends in cloud and DevOps. They explore the rapid AI adoption in cloud services and the challenges of integrating legacy systems. Shweta emphasizes the rise of FinOps and Kubernetes' dominance, while Matt reflects on the growing executive interest in developer platforms. The panel predicts a shift towards maturing digital sovereignty and the significance of optimizing cloud costs amidst AI budgeting pressures.
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AI And Digital Sovereignty Reshape Cloud
- AI has rapidly infused cloud services but suppliers sometimes overstate immediate enterprise readiness.
- Digital sovereignty and new regional cloud providers are reshaping the cloud landscape and choices.
Kubernetes And FinOps Are Mainstream
- Cloud-native adoption deepened and Kubernetes became the default deployment substrate.
- FinOps matured as cost-optimization and AI started to influence cloud economics.
Automate Governance Into Pipelines
- Use AI to automate governance checks and enforce engineering checklists in pipelines.
- Embed validation into CI/CD so teams get automated feedback instead of manual policing.
