Digital-native companies are reconsidering their dependence on hyperscalers due to escalating expenses, vendor lock-in, and suboptimal performance. Examines how distributed cloud methods can provide greater operational flexibility and cost reductions.
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John Bradshaw, Field CTO Cloud EMEA at Akamai, unpacks a counterintuitive principle for modern cloud strategy — plan your exit before you plan to start — and argues that core-and-edge architecture combined with strategic clarity on business goals is what keeps organisations cost-aware and free from vendor lock-in.
John Bradshaw challenges the assumption that cloud is inherently cost-effective, exploring how organisations can build cost-intelligent architectures and adopt the principle of planning an exit before committing to a cloud vendor.
TechRadar Pro's coverage of the CMA's move to designate the largest hyperscalers with strategic market status under the DMCC Act, and the vendors' pushback. John Bradshaw is quoted on why consolidation drives up cloud bills — egress fees for switching, long lock-in periods — and argues UK businesses under cost pressure need it to be easier to switch providers and find pricing that fits their balance sheets.
John Bradshaw, Akamai's Director of Cloud Computing Technology and Strategy EMEA, is featured in this examination of the critical security challenges CISOs face in multi-cloud environments, with a focus on achieving consistent security policies while maintaining platform interoperability and data portability.
John Bradshaw discusses how nearly all Akamai clients have migrated workloads to the cloud, explains the distinction between operating in a 'multiple cloud' world versus true multi-cloud, and outlines how Akamai's open-source, CNCF-certified platform addresses vendor concentration risk.
Entrevista con John Bradshaw sobre la adopción del cloud y las estrategias multi-cloud. Bradshaw explica cómo Akamai aborda la complejidad del multi-cloud con una plataforma open-source y portable, y detalla por qué el riesgo de concentración en un solo proveedor es la principal razón para adoptar una estrategia multi-cloud.
Interview avec John Bradshaw sur l'adoption croissante du cloud et les stratégies multi-cloud. Bradshaw souligne que le risque de concentration est la raison principale pour laquelle les entreprises choisissent une approche multi-cloud, et présente l'approche open-source d'Akamai pour naviguer cette complexité.
John Bradshaw predicts that egress costs will become a major topic in 2024, advocates for a multi-cloud approach, and examines how generative AI is decoupling architectural components while challenging organisations to maintain sustainability commitments amid economic pressure.