How Cloud Repatriation Leads to Workload Rebalancing

The Channel Chat Episode 2: How Cloud Repatriation Leads to Workload Rebalancing

In this Channel Chat episode, Aptum’s Global Channel Chief Vicki Patten sits down with Javier Garcia, Global VP of Cloud Acquisition at Akamai, to unpack what is really driving today’s cloud cost pressure and how alternative cloud providers fit into a modern strategy. They talk about inshitification in public cloud, why AI growth is effectively being funded through customer bills, and how a lack of competition among hyperscalers affects pricing and control. Javier shares how Akamai’s acquisition of Linode fits into its infrastructure story, including edge compute, latency-sensitive workloads, and more predictable economics for organisations that feel stuck in AWS, Azure or GCP. Key topics in this session include:

• Why Akamai moved deeper into cloud infrastructure and what makes its model different
• How AI, chip demand and hyperscaler economics show up on your invoice
• Real examples of ballooning cloud costs and what triggers leaders to look for options
• Rebalancing workloads across hyperscalers, alternative cloud and private cloud
• The role of FinOps, managed services and channel partners in keeping costs under control
• How advisors should talk to CIOs, CFOs and CEOs about COGS, growth and cloud spend

This conversation is ideal for CIOs, CFOs, IT leaders and channel partners who need practical talking points and options for customers whose cloud bills no longer match their growth.

Host: Vicki Patten
Global Channel Chief, Aptum

Guest: Javier Garcia
VP Product, Aptum