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> In technology, AI is currently the new big hype. Before AI, it was "The Cloud", which unfortunately has still not settled, but are now also being interwoven with AI.

Cloud computing is a multi-billion dollar industry and it underpins many of the largest internet companies out there. I fail to see how that's hype.

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> I fail to see how that's hype.

Server management, data center and related business existed ages ago. What's hype is this cloud? People are made to believe that cloud is not a server or servers.

It's an enhancement sure, but not something completely new or different.

> it underpins many of the largest internet companies out there

And most of them would be fine without it. Rent some racks. Run some servers. That's exactly why it's hype.

It is a service layer that enabled organizational efficiency.

The hype is that “cloud” is and makes everything magically better / easier / more secure / more efficient etc. Many companies jumped head first into large-scale cloud migrations and buildouts without any thought about where and how “cloud” makes sense, what the risks / downsides / true costs are, etc. Just like they are doing now with AI.

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