Top announcements of the What’s Next with AWS, 2026
April 28, 2026 Executive Overview The “What’s Next with AWS” 2026 event marks a pivotal shift in the hyperscaler’s strategy, transitioning from providing foundational AI building blocks to delivering integrated, agentic autonomous solutions. From an industry perspective, the headline announcement is undoubtedly the launch of Amazon Quick—a comprehensive AI assistant for work—and the strategic expansion […]
Managing Cost: The CIO Playbook on Private Cloud Economics in the AI Era
Executive Overview The traditional “buy in bulk and ask for a discount” playbook for IT procurement has failed in 2026. With AI-driven demand causing a structural squeeze on DDR5 memory and power grid capacity, this article outlines a new strategy for CIOs. It argues that infrastructure should be treated as a “series of tunables”—using software […]