The Hangover After the Boom: Why AI Is Forcing an On-Prem Infrastructure Reckoning
Strategic Integrity Verified This strategic advisory has passed the Rack2Cloud 3-Stage Vetting Process: Market-Analyzed, TCO-Modeled, and Contract-Anchored. No vendor marketing influence. See our Editorial Guidelines. LAST VALIDATED: Jan 2026 TARGET SCOPE: AI Infrastructure / FinOps STATUS: Battle-Tested Strategy For a decade, “Cloud First” wasn’t just a strategy; it was dogma. If you weren’t aiming for…

