Cloud Concentration Risk: Why Cloud Outages Are Now Systemic
Cloud convergence has transformed the internet from a highly decentralised network into an ecosystem increasingly dominated by a handful of hyperscale providers. While this shift has enabled unprecedented scalability and innovation, it has also introduced systemic risks with far-reaching implications for critical infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and digital resilience. This article explores how cloud concentration is reshaping internet resilience and why modern outages are increasingly architecture failures rather than infrastructure failures.