
Future of cloud computing, examining both the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and the persistent challenges of cloud security. The AI-focused reports forecast a near-future (by 2030) dominated by AI-driven applications, ubiquitous intelligence services, and significant societal impacts across industries like pharmaceuticals, education, and manufacturing, often relying on global "One Cloud" and edge computing architectures. Conversely, the cloud security report details current and emerging risks, including numerous vulnerabilities in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) and the danger posed by "attack paths," neglected assets, and secrets embedded in source code. Both perspectives highlight the complexity introduced by multi-cloud setups, with security sources focusing on the challenge of unified observability and the need for zero-trust defence, while forward-looking reports stress the necessity of sovereign cloud platforms and increased computation for managing the massive data demands of AI.