Cloud computing is ubiquitous; that much we all know. In fact, the proliferation of cloud computing is, perhaps, the single most influential technological advancement of the 21st century, so far-reaching and impactful has its implementation been.
Rewind a decade or so, and it was not yet clear just how disruptive the cloud would be. In 2008, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison famously pointed an accusatory finger at cloud computing, suggesting it was very much a case of emperor’s new clothes. “The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women’s fashion,” he said, referring to the increased discussion of the cloud. “Maybe I’m an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It’s complete gibberish. It’s insane. When is this idiocy going to stop?”
Ellison was certainly not alone. Throughout the 2010s, commentators, analysts and journalists constantly questioned whether cloud computing would live up to the hype. Today, those questions have been answered – emphatically....