How CIOs Should Evaluate Alternative Clouds
CIO, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
CIOs weigh neoclouds for GPU, edge and sovereign workloads, but demand proof on compliance, resilience and total cost.
CIO.com examines how enterprises are assessing alternative clouds, or neoclouds, that specialize in AI-native compute, sovereign and edge deployments, with CloudBolt's Kyle Campos saying organizations are rebalancing away from all-in hyperscaler strategies to avoid lock-in, attracted by cheaper storage, better edge performance and faster GPU access.
Smartsheet CIO and CISO Ravi Soin expands use only within a defined perimeter, noting many neoclouds fail early on compliance for regulated workloads.
NCC Group's Nigel Gibbons urges evaluating fit, form and function, and CIOs want proof on auditability, resilience and total cost.