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Riding the Waves of Cloud Adoption: A Historical Analysis
2025-10-08
This article traces the history of cloud adoption through three major waves, from early cost-driven lift-and-shift migrations to enterprise expansion and today’s cloud-native strategies. It highlights what worked, what failed, and the lessons learned, showing how past experiences guide current drivers like AI, scalability, and modernization.