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Cloud Computing Insider

David Linthicum
Cloud Computing Insider
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    Why Enterprises Suck at AI

    25/05/2026 | 14 mins.
    Enterprises are struggling with AI for reasons that have less to do with the models and more to do with the way large companies operate. Many organizations rushed into AI because of hype, not because they had a clearly defined business problem worth solving. They bought tools before fixing messy data, broken workflows, disconnected systems, and weak governance. That means AI often gets dropped on top of chaos instead of improving a stable foundation. On top of that, leadership teams want fast results but resist the hard work: cleaning data, redesigning processes, training teams, and making decisions quickly.
     In many companies, AI projects get trapped in endless meetings, turf wars, compliance fear, and pilot purgatory. Another problem is obsession with large language models for their own sake, when the smarter move is to use whatever works, whether that is automation, analytics, smaller models, or traditional software. The result is predictable: lots of demos, lots of spending, and not enough production value. Enterprises do not fail at AI because AI is useless. They fail because they approach AI the same way they approach every trend: slowly, politically, and without enough operational discipline. That is why the promise keeps outrunning the payoff.
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    Are Hyperscalers Turning Consulting Firms into Sales Channels?

    21/05/2026 | 13 mins.
    This commentary argues that Google Cloud's "agentic enterprise" partner push is less an open ecosystem strategy than a carefully structured channel motion designed to increase platform dependency. Google is offering funding, early model access, embedded engineering help, and in-platform distribution, all of which make it harder for consulting firms to remain neutral when advising enterprise clients.
     
    The core concern is conflict of interest. Enterprises hire advisors to assess the full market across hyperscalers, SaaS providers, open-source models, on-prem architectures, and even non-AI alternatives, yet these incentives encourage partners to steer buyers toward Gemini Enterprise and adjacent Google services.
     
    The timing also matters. Even as AI budgets are rising sharply, actual agentic deployment remains immature and uneven, which suggests this ecosystem push is also about stimulating demand for technology that has not yet achieved broad organic adoption.
    From a David Linthicum perspective, the issue is not that Google should stop competing. It is that clients deserve transparent disclosure when supposedly independent recommendations may be shaped by partner funding, preferred access, and alliance economics. That is the difference between a healthy partner ecosystem and a vendor-led influence machine disguised as neutral transformation advice for enterprises making expensive long-term architectural and governance decisions.
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    Why You Still Can't Get a Cloud Job in 2026

    18/05/2026 | 11 mins.
    If you are struggling to land a cloud computing job in 2026, this video breaks down the ugly truth nobody wants to say out loud. The market is not just competitive, it is distorted. Too many job seekers are wasting time on scam listings, ghost jobs, fake remote roles, and job descriptions written by people who clearly do not understand cloud work. On top of that, candidates are getting screened out by recruiters who cannot tell the difference between real ability and keyword stuffing.
     Employers say they want cloud talent, then post impossible wish lists, argue over which certifications matter, delay hiring because they think AI might replace part of the role, and refuse to pay what experienced cloud professionals are actually worth. This is not just a skills problem. It is a hiring market full of confusion, mixed signals, and bad incentives. In this video, I break down five reasons why qualified people still cannot get hired, why the cloud job search feels broken, and what these patterns say about the state of the tech industry right now. If you have been applying, getting ignored, and wondering whether the problem is you, this video will probably hit a little too close to home.
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    The DRAM Squeeze Pushing Enterprises to Cloud

    14/05/2026 | 11 mins.
    This video breaks down a troubling dynamic in the server market: the biggest cloud providers may be helping drive the DRAM shortage and then benefiting when enterprises are forced to react. According to The Register, AI infrastructure is absorbing huge amounts of memory, suppliers are prioritizing the largest buyers, and many enterprises are facing higher prices, slower deliveries, and less negotiating power when trying to expand or refresh their own hardware. That creates a harsh feedback loop. Hyperscalers secure scarce memory for massive AI buildouts, tighten supply for everyone else, and then sell cloud capacity to the same companies now struggling to afford on-prem infrastructure. The article does not prove illegal market manipulation, but it does describe a market structure that strongly favors hyperscalers through scale, supplier access, and the ability to capture demand when shortages hit enterprise buyers hardest. For enterprises, the real issue is not just rising DRAM prices. It is whether the economics of infrastructure are being reshaped in a way that leaves them with fewer real choices, more cloud dependency, and less control over their own AI and application strategy.
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    Why Consultants Keep Recommending Bad Tech

    11/05/2026 | 12 mins.
    AI consulting is being sold as the next great enterprise revolution, but too much of the market looks more like a land grab than real transformation. In this video, I break down why so many consulting firms seem obsessed with partnerships, ecosystems, and "owning the stack," while saying far less about measurable client value. The issue is not that AI lacks potential. It clearly has enormous potential. The issue is that many firms are treating vendor alignments and flashy positioning as if they were proof of capability. They are not.
     
    When consulting firms lead with partner logos, push agents before understanding the process, and recommend expensive technology stacks before proving the economics, clients often end up paying for complexity, hype, and experimentation instead of outcomes. That is where the AI consulting gold rush starts to look dangerous.
     
    This video explores the incentives driving the market, the gap between AI marketing and AI competence, and the warning signs enterprise buyers should watch for before signing large contracts. If consulting firms want to lead in AI, they need to prove they can create real business value, not just sell the latest version of fear of missing out to drive unnecessary enterprise spending today.
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Hosted by cloud computing pioneer David Linthicum, the Cloud Computing Insider podcast gets to the bottom of what cloud computing, and generative AI can bring to your enterprise. New content will focus on what's important to you as a user of cloud computing and generative AI, and the ability to find value the first time.
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