HOW AI IS C THE CLOUD L
ENTERPRISE IT
We explore the dramatic rise in AI adoption , highlight how it has reshaped the cloud computing market and detail one of the trends to watch next year
WRITTEN BY : MARCUS LAW
If 2022 was the year generative AI broke through , 2023 was the year the technology truly took off . And with the surging popularity of AI , the cloud computing world continues to evolve . As the year draws to a close , Technology Magazine hears from experts in the field about their thoughts on the cloud technology landscape today , and how they see the rising use of AI evolving over the next 12 months .
Reflecting on the last year , how has the surge in AI adoption reshaped the cloud computing market ? Sascha Giese , Global Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds , highlights the remarkable leap initiated by OpenAI ' s ChatGPT . “ The most significant impact on cloud computing came from OpenAI ' s " triumphal procession ”, after launching ChatGPT just over a year ago ,” he says . “ With Microsoft ' s involvement , this technology swiftly found its way onto Azure . Now , others are following suit , with Google leading the way by introducing Bard , and more interesting for enterprise , PaLM and Vertex .
“ We ’ re currently in a ‘ hype ’ phase and are yet to see what the future holds for these competing technologies . However , one thing is clear – the world of AI is finally revealing remarkable use cases for cloud computing , and accessibility and affordability have considerably improved .”
84 December 2023