When Hyperscalers Abound, Why Be Second-Class?

“Wayne Sadin on Digital Strategy” episodes will explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. We’ll focus on what CEOs and boards must do to lead their companies successfully into the Digital Age. Today, we talk about the relationship between boards and the C-suite, and the most important questions to ask an incoming CIO.Episode 6In this episode: Wayne and I discuss how the cloud is driving us to new features as we get things done faster. He also talks about how hyperscale is for Google, Amazon, Microsoft – and everybody else is going to be a second-class citizen. Later, he asks why invest in putting a million servers and data centers around the world? You could just as easily hire 5,000 developers and build an application that will make your customers so happy, they’ll never think about leaving. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.