COMMENT
Let’s Avoid the Walled Gardens
Reading through this issue, I don’t know if you’d agree with me that the prevailing theme is one of trust. Whether it’s trusting the hyperscalers to maintain a competitive industry, trusting whether or not your data is stored in the right place, or trusting that you have the right strategy to move forward in a changing world. It feels like insecurity is all around us. That may well be a reflection of the world around us. Given that wars are being waged, prices are rising, which then typically stifles innovation and sales. It only seems natural that we would become a little more insular and make sure that any kind of damage that we saw in 2020 can’t be repeated. But that seems counterproductive and not in line with what has made the technology industry in general such a success. I don’t know whether it’s because Tim Cook announced he would be stepping down as CEO of Apple earlier in the month, but my social feed has been filled with clips from the Steve Jobs movie. As I watch Michael Fassbender perfectly portray the arrogance of Steve Jobs and his determination that the Mac, with its closed system, was better than the Apple II, which was sustaining the company, I can’t help but see the attitude of the world around us. Obviously, it’s worth noting that Job’s only focus was the consumer. But the point still stands that this industry works best when enterprises and innovators alike have a myriad of paths to explore rather than be confined to a walled garden. It’s not all doom and gloom, though. In writing this issue, I was able to once again see how many businesses are using cloud technologies to innovate and grow at the AWS Summit (page 12). I was also happy to see a modicum of hope in those reacting to the Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation into Microsoft Cloud on page 24. It was also great to sit down with Dan Tomaszewski from Kaseya, who took me through the latest state of the MSP report (P20), as well as Shannon Bell from Open Text, who discussed data management in a world dominated by artificial intelligence on page 34. As always, it’ll be great to hear from you! So please reach out and let us know what you think! X
Elliot Mulley-Goodbarne Editor
...this industry works best when enterprises and innovators alike have a myriad of paths to explore rather than be confined to a walled garden.
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