"The rise of AI Agents for cloud engineering shows a lot of promise. However, enterprise adoption is slowed by compliance, security, and the need for human governance alongside legacy systems. Platform Engineering is a boardroom priority driven by developer experience (and ultimately, productivity). Yet, success is often limited by organizational tool fragmentation and a lack of foundational Value Stream Management."
"FinOps has matured beyond budgeting to focus intensely on cost optimization and strategic consolidation, driven by global pressure to "do more with less" and the high compute costs of AI initiatives. The influx of new tools and AI mandates is currently increasing cognitive load across all roles, not reducing it. Leaders must prioritize consolidation and measure value beyond "vanity metrics"."
"Kubernetes is now the stable, de facto substrate for cloud-native deployment. The stability of the Kubernetes API supports the practical reality of hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, which are in turn driven by the underlying need for resilience and digital sovereignty. The InfoQ Trends Reports offer InfoQ readers a concise, opinionated overview of topics that we believe architects and technical leaders should prioritize."
AI Agents offer significant potential for cloud engineering but enterprise adoption is slowed by compliance, security, human governance requirements, and legacy systems. Platform Engineering ranks as a boardroom priority focused on developer experience and productivity, yet organizational tool fragmentation and missing Value Stream Management hinder outcomes. FinOps has evolved from budgeting to active cost optimization and strategic consolidation due to global pressure to "do more with less" and the high compute costs of AI. The growing influx of tools and AI mandates increases cognitive load, prompting consolidation and meaningful value measurement. Kubernetes provides a stable substrate enabling hybrid and multi-cloud resilience and digital sovereignty.
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