Cloud Industry Forum (CIF)

The 2024 Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) Report is now LIVE . This is one of the most comprehensive research studies on the state of the #cloud industry. Our title this year is "Tough times but innovation springs internal" as this year’s survey, 82% of respondents said that the current global economic climate had had at least some impact on their IT plans. However, the report highlights the continued prominence of #artificialintelligence in fuelling innovation, and the continued importance placed on #ESG efforts. Here are some other highlights from the report: 100% of surveyed organisations said they are accessing cloud-based services with AWS, Azure, IBM, Google Cloud, Oracle, Salesforce, Alibaba and OVHcloud all being mentioned by our sample. Almost every one of our survey respondents have #AI in their plans, but nearly two-thirds are already using it, representing probably the fastest speed 🚀 of adoption of new enterprise tech ever! As expected the most common motivation for using cloud is its potential to offer greater flexibility of IT spend at 33%, while 32% of organisations cited cloud’s ability to make them more agile as a business. 37% of businesses said that between 40-60% of their IT infrastructure is hosted in the cloud while 29% of respondents reported that they host 60-80% of their IT assets this way. You can access this report by: ⬇ Downloading it https://lnkd.in/dYg49bKw 💬 Join David Terrar and Disruptive LIVE for a Linkedin LIVE on Wednesday 15 May at 2.30 for a special episode previewing all the report findings - https://lnkd.in/dtgKAFTt #cloud #ai

Live Now! Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) is hosting Cloud Industry Forum presents TWF! with guest Dion Hinchcliffe.

For episode 21 of the 2024 season of our weekly show, TWF! (Tech Wave Forum), we'll be talking about the new AI era, how it impacts the future of work, and how CIO's should be dealing with this new challenge, with a well known, well respected, and influential analyst.  Our host and CIF CEO David Terrar will be interviewing Dion Hinchcliffe of Futurum.  We'll be discussing how you navigate these rapid shifts, about the impact of AI-driven development platforms, and about what's coming next. Please subscribe to the event - we'll be live this coming Wednesday 22nd May at 14:30 UK time!   #cloud #cloudcomputing #GenAI #AI #machinelearing #LLM #largelangaugemodels #ArtificialIntelligence #CIO #digitaltransformation #strategy w/ Disruptive LIVE

For episode 20 of the 2024 season of our weekly show, TWF! (Tech Wave Forum), we will be talking about people rather than tech. We'll be talking about being successful, and being a high achiever. About good and bad challenges, about psychology and neuroscience. Our host and CIF CEO David Terrar will be interviewing Imposter Syndrome specialist Tara Halliday, talking about her company Complete Success. She'll explain how she helps leaders and entrepreneurs, and how she wants to eliminate imposter syndrome for good! Please subscribe to what will be a fascinating event - we'll be live this coming Wednesday 22nd May at 14:30 UK time!     #impostersyndrome #performance #stress #neuroscience #psychology #emotionalintelligence #leadership #cloud #cloudcomputing #GenAI #AI w/ Disruptive LIVE

For episode 19 of the 2024 season of our weekly show, TWF! (Tech Wave Forum), we are talking about Organisational Design, and adaptive organisational design. Our host and CIF CEO David Terrar will be interviewing Dr. Erika Jacobi, Ph.D. Jacobi the Founder, President, and Managing Director of LC GLOBAL Consulting Inc., beaming in to us from New York. She’s both an entrepreneur and a recognised expert in adaptive organisation design. She'll explain the experiences which led her to the topic, what it is, why it's important, and how AI changes things. Please subscribe to the event - we'll be live this coming Wednesday 22nd May at 14:30 UK time!     #organizationaldesign #changemanagement #leadership #teams #orgdesign #organisationdesign #hr #cloud #cloudcomputing #GenAI #AI w/ Disruptive LIVE

For episode 18 of the 2024 season of our weekly show, TWF! (Tech Wave Forum), today's show will mention technology, but we'll be focusing on a different kind of leadership and different approach to engagement of your teams.   Our host and CIF CEO David Terrar will be interviewing Nigel Kilpatrick live in our mixed reality studio. His company's website opens with the bold headline "Compassion is our best Human Resource, so let's use it!".  Please subscribe to the event to find out more about compassionate leadership, and the difference between empathy and compassion - we'll be live this coming Wednesday 22nd May at 14:30 UK time!   #leadership #compassioninbusiness #compassionateleadership #culture #sharedvalues #highperformingteams #cloud #cloudcomputing w/ Disruptive LIVE

For episode 17 of the 2024 season of our weekly show, TWF! (Tech Wave Forum), we are talking about the technology topic that will, possibly, make the most significant and fundamental changes to both our business and personal lives since the dawn of the Internet.  Our host and CIF CEO David Terrar will be interviewing Dean Anthony Gratton and Sarah-Jane Gratton, well known tech influencers who have just published their book Playing God with Artificial Intelligence. I'm guessing it will be both controversial, and illuminating.  Please subscribe to the event - we'll be live this coming Wednesday 22nd May at 14:30 UK time!  #cloud #cloudcomputing #GenAI #AI #machinelearing #LLM #largelangaugemodels #ArtificialIntelligence #singularity #AIassistant #Zavier w/ Disruptive LIVE  

For episode 16 of the 2024 season of our weekly show, TWF! (Tech Wave Forum), we are focusing on the primary research from Cloud Industry Forum published 13th May. This is our annual "state of the cloud" report. This year it's called "Tough times, but innovation springs internal" with the subtitle of "How cloud is the key technology enabler helping businesses innovate in a turbulent period".  Instead of the usual interview, our host and CIF CEO David Terrar will summarise the report and its themes, which highlight cloud's ubiquity, the amazing rate of adoption of GenAI, and the importance of cloud supporting this new era. We'll be live this coming Wednesday 15th May at 14:30 UK time!   #cloudcomputing #cloud #FinOps #cloudeconomics #IaaS #PaaS #SaaS #security #sustainability #AI #artificialintelligence #GenAI  w/ Disruptive LIVE

For episode 15 of the 2024 season of our weekly show, TWF! (Tech Wave Forum), we are getting the Cloud customer perspective. We're talking to someone with in depth experience of enterprise level public cloud adoption and management, from his time at some major well-known brands.  Our host and CIF CEO David Terrar will be interviewing Jay Patel, Head of Public Clouds at Citi, and before that Senior Engineering Manager at Maersk. We'll be understanding his strategy with cloud, how he selects suppliers, how important people and process is over technology, and getting his 2.0 approach to digital transformation.  Please subscribe to the event for a fascinating in depth session. We'll be live this coming Wednesday 8th May at 14:30 UK time!     #cloudcomputing #cloud #FinOps #IaaS #PaaS #SaaS #digitaltransformation #strategy #wardleymapping #wardleymaps w/ Disruptive LIVE

For episode 14 of the 2024 season of our weekly show, TWF! (Tech Wave Forum), we are talking to one of our Forum members about an emerging technology that has profound and enormous potential, but needs some explanation to make sense of it. Our host and CIF CEO David Terrar will be interviewing Fanny Bouton, OVHcloud's Quantum Lead. She'll explain what Quantum Computing is, how it can be applicable to almost any sector, and how it can calculate answers beyond the capability of classical high performance computers. Please subscribe to the event for a fascinating and exciting session. We'll be live this coming Wednesday 1st May at 14:30 UK time!    #quantumcomputing #quantum #qubit #HPC #highperformamcecomputing #quantumcomputer #cloudcomputing #cloud w/ Disruptive LIVE