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The Cloud Analyst.
What this is.

A research and analysis site covering cloud computing, AI, infrastructure, and the technologies that actually matter to the people building and buying them.

Written and edited by · Published by Higashi Interactive Analytics

About the analyst

Steven Higashi is an independent technology analyst and the founder of Higashi Interactive Analytics, the firm that publishes The Cloud Analyst. The focus is cloud infrastructure, AI economics, virtualization, and the structural shifts reshaping technology work — original positions and proprietary frameworks rather than syndicated summaries.

If you found this site, welcome. The Cloud Analyst started as a place to track what I was learning working inside the cloud and infrastructure industry, vendor landscape, how the technology actually works, what the market is doing. It grew from there.

The goal is substance over surface: analysis you can use, not summaries of press releases.

The site covers cloud, AI, virtualization, blockchain, IoT, and cybersecurity. I try to write about what I'd actually want to read.

I'm also interested in what you know. If you've worked with a solution, have a take worth hearing, or are a vendor who wants to discuss your product honestly, reach out. This is as much a conversation as it is a publication.

Topics covered

AITaxonomy, ethics, enterprise adoption, societal impact
Cloud ComputingXaaS, IaaS, multi-cloud, public cloud strategy
BlockchainUse cases, enterprise applications, decentralization
IoTConnected devices, edge computing, industrial applications
VirtualizationXen, KVM, VMware, containers, HCI
CybersecurityThreats, compliance, zero trust, emerging vectors
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