Description

In this Cloud Dialogues episode I look at where AI actually sits operationally, not just where the headlines say it is. We talk about regional model availability as a compliance blocker (Australia being a prime example), the risk of model reliability and runaway costs, and why the adoption curve has never been wider: some teams use autonomous coding agents daily while others are still waiting for approval to touch an LLM.

We also dig into the real constraints: data governance as the biggest blocker, developer roles shifting toward systems thinking and code comprehension, and the hard truth that enterprise adoption is far lower than the hype suggests. Power and sustainability are going to shape the next phase of cloud growth, and there is no single “right” AI operating model.

I close out by plugging my weekly newsletter, Ready Set Cloud of the Week, where I curate and analyze the most interesting tech stories each week.