Newsletter: Signs of the Tech Revolution #22
Welcome to this year’s first edition of Signs of the Tech Revolution Newsletter!
You can say that 2025 is a transformative moment for enterprise technology. We’re witnessing both an end and a beginning.
Cloud computing, once the herald of innovation, is showing signs of maturity as providers hit an innovation plateau. Yet paradoxically, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of profound change. AI workloads are forcing changes in cloud architecture, while CIOs are expanding their influence from the server room to the boardroom.
Deloitte’s latest Tech Trends report suggests we’re approaching an inflection point where AI, like electricity before it, will fade into the background while powering everything we do.
From FinOps extending beyond cloud management to quantum computing emerging as the next frontier, in this week’s newsletter, we will explore what is reshaping enterprise technology.
In this newsletter:
- 5 CIO trends
- India’s vs Visa and Mastercard
- Deloitte’s 16th Annual Tech Trends report
- How Akamai regained control of cloud bills
- Big investments in data center infrastructure
- No more ’next big things’ from cloud providers
- and more…
News #1: Cloud architecture’s renaissance
Surging demands of AI workloads and mounting cost pressures - that’s how 2024 ended. Companies are discovering their public cloud bills have doubled or tripled beyond initial budgets, and boards and C-suites demand answers.
There is a push for hybrid approaches that blend public cloud, private infrastructure, and edge computing. Success in 2025 will require implementing strict financial controls and developing intelligent workload placement strategies.
The transformation isn’t just technical anymore – it’s a business case requiring total stakeholder alignment. Those who adapt now will lead; those who wait risk playing costly catch-up.
News #2: Cloud giants struggle to innovate beyond AI
Cloud providers have hit an innovation plateau, shifting from revolutionary breakthroughs to incremental improvements. Beyond the AI hype, recent announcements from major players reveal mostly minor enhancements to existing services.
While cloud spending continues growing, providers have transformed from disruptors to defenders of market share, focusing on optimization rather than innovation. Even AI services primarily represent implementations of others’ innovations.
The path forward requires companies to focus less on chasing new features and more on solving real business problems.
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News #3: Five key trends for CIOs in 2025
Five key trends are reshaping CIO priorities in 2025.
- FinOps is expanding beyond cloud management to encompass software spending and AI cost control.
- AI agents are proliferating as vendors pivot from copilots to autonomous capabilities, though tech stack upgrades are often needed.
- More CIOs are positioning themselves for CEO roles as technology becomes central to business strategy.
- AI governance remains a persistent challenge, with less than half of enterprises meeting compliance requirements.
- Finally, organizations are prioritizing digital literacy, particularly around AI, with two-thirds planning to upskill current employees to bridge critical IT gaps.
News #4: Deloitte’s 16th annual Tech Trends report
Deloitte’s 2025 Tech Trends report envisions AI becoming both more crucial and less visible in enterprise operations. Like electricity today, AI will fade into the background while powering everything from low-level decision-making to automated content creation.
The technology is being woven into core systems, driving infrastructure upgrades and spawning more autonomous agents. Notably, Deloitte’s only non-AI trend focuses on quantum computing, specifically how organizations must prepare their cryptography for the quantum era.
The report suggests that future tech discussions won’t explicitly mention AI – it will simply be the invisible foundation of all systems.
Other News
- Microsoft’s $80B bet on cloud future - Read more
- How Akamai tamed soaring cloud costs - Read more
- IBM warns of major AI development hurdles - Read more
- OpenAI shifts focus to building superintelligence - Read more
- India bypasses card giants with digital payments - Read more
- Essential building blocks for enterprise AI security - Read more
- Meta ditches fact-checkers for user-led verification - Read more
- AWS commits $11B for Georgia data infrastructure - Read more
- Zuckerberg greenlights copyrighted training for Llama - Read more
- AI Chatbots boosted online sales in the United States by nearly 4% - Read more
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