Severalnines CEO Vinay Joosery and guest Sanjeev Mohan, former Gartner Research VP and now principal analyst at SanjMo, kickoff Sovereign DBaaS Decoded's 2025 season with their annual discussion on the state of the cloud.

In this episode, they have a lively discussion on the current state of data management, cloud adoption, and emerging AI trends. They look back at how 2024 fueled widespread AI investments and debate whether we’ve reached “peak AI hype,” then explore what the rapid rise of cost-efficient open-source models such as DeepSeek mean for the U.S.'s investment strategy and AI adoption.

Sanjeev also offers insights on the market's move toward hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, the factors that are driving the apparent ongoing repatriation trend, how Europe's attempts at regulation are unnecessary, misguided and will only stunt growth; and of course, what all of this means for databases and their ops.

Whatever your level of responsibility, this episode is jam-packed with valuable perspectives on the challenges and opportunities shaping 2025—and beyond.

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