Gartner Identifies the Top Trends Shaping the Future of Cloud
- Gartner announced six top cloud trends shaping adoption from May 13-14, 2025, at its conference in Sydney, Australia.
- These trends respond to growing AI workloads, tightening privacy laws, geopolitical tensions, and rising demands for digital sovereignty and sustainability.
- AI workloads will grow fivefold by 2029, with over 50% of cloud compute dedicated to AI, while less than 10% have such strategies today.
- Joe Rogus, Gartner Director, said these trends shift cloud from technology enabler to business disruptor, adding, "It allows for new products to be built."
- Gartner predicts over 50% of organizations will adopt digital sovereignty strategies and prioritize sustainability by 2029, implying significant shifts in cloud governance.
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