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.
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Why the Cloud Is No Longer Cheap
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Summary
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.
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