Analyst skips AWS, Microsoft, Google cloud conferences, expects only AI hype
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-13
Cloud industry analyst David Linthicum explains why he's skipping all three major hyperscaler conferences this year: he declined an AWS re:Invent invite, wasn't invited to Microsoft Ignite, and got dropped from Google Cloud Next's guest list for being an outspoken critic. The bigger reason: he expects no foundational announcements—just another cycle of agentic AI hype without substantive discussion of real problems.
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