On The Cloud Pod this week, Jonathan pulls a classic move from 2020 and doesn’t realize he’s on mute. Also, the team completely destroys an article about the cloud being too expensive for what you get.
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This week’s highlights
VC firm a16z calls the cloud a “trillion-dollar paradox” in a blog post, noting the pressure cloud computing puts on margins can start to outweigh the benefits. We think there are quite a few holes in their analysis and the Dropbox example doesn’t work. AWS releases Step Functions Workflow Studio. Developers new to Step Functions will enjoy being able to build workflows faster. Google announces that Quantum computers from IonQ are now on its marketplace. Developers, researchers and enterprises alike can now access IonQ’s high-fidelity, 11-qubit system via Google Cloud. General News: A Trillion-Dollar Paradox
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, known as “a16z,” thinks the cost of cloud computing outweighs its benefits. Dropbox is a terrible example to use in this case. Splunk launches Splunk Security Cloud and announces a billion-dollar investment by a private equity firm. We think it’s having some integration problems in the background — it’s something to keep an eye on. Amazon Web Services: Jonathan, You’re On Mute
AWS launches Step Functions Workflow Studio. This is great for developers new to Step Functions as it reduces the time it takes to build their first workflow. AWS invites individual developers and small teams to take the Graviton Challenge. They’re obviously trying to drive adoption. AWS Key Management Service is introducing multi-region keys. A nuisance that has plagued Justin for years has finally been solved. AWS announces a public registry for CloudFormation, providing a searchable collection of textensions. People have
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