Everyone’s ‘Ditching’ the Cloud—But Here’s Why That’s a Lie

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Everyone’s ‘Ditching’ the Cloud—But Here’s Why That’s a Lie

TL;DR Cloud security booms to $156.25B by 2032 despite on-prem shifts. Hybrid multi-cloud demand soars, quantum threats loom—your expertise is still key!

By @z3nch4n [ 5 Min read ]

Here’s the kicker: hybrid setups still need cloud security for the bits that stay sky-high. More clouds mean more chaos, and that’s where you swoop in with your cape of expertise. The cloud’s not dead — it’s just getting a funky remix.

Then came CNAPP, the all-in-one superhero:..

On This Day

Frickin’ Laser Beams Patented

The first patent on a laser is issued to Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes, who assign it to Bell Telephone Laboratories. Still, no one has figured out how to attach these “lasers” to the heads of sharks. Throw me a frickin’ bone here!

Poll Of the Week

How Much Faith Do You Have in Your Government to Effectively Regulate AI?

With AI's ability to create images and videos that look realistic improving every single year, how much faith do you have in your government to make sure it doesn't spiral out of control?

74% Absolutely zero faith

19% I kind of have faith

2% I have faith that they'll do the right thing.

3% I have absolute faith

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