Episode 84 of Cloud Computing with Fexingo digs into the evolving mechanics of cloud provider lock-in — specifically the 'stickiness' strategies that are harder to detect and costlier to escape. Lucas and Luna explore how hyperscalers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are embedding long-term commitments into managed services, data format dependencies, and AI platform integrations. They dissect a real example: the hidden costs of migrating away from a fully managed Kubernetes service when you've built custom operators and signed three-year commitment discounts. The episode also covers the rise of 'data gravity' charges and how newer fine-grained billing structures make it cheaper to stay than to leave. If you're running a multi-cloud or hybrid strategy in mid-2026, this episode gives you concrete numbers and negotiation angles to watch for.

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