Hybrid Cloud Moves From Infrastructure Choice To AI Execution Layer
siliconANGLE, Friday, January 23rd, 2026
Hybrid cloud is no longer just an infrastructure compromise - it's increasingly the execution layer that determines whether enterprise artificial intelligence can move from promise to production.
As AI moves into production, hybrid cloud strategies are being reshaped by the realities of inference, distributed data and where GPUs actually live. Software solutions providers such as Hammerspace Inc. are part of a broader shift toward treating hybrid cloud as an operational model for seeing, moving and activating data across environments, not just a place to run workloads, according to Molly Presley (pictured), senior vice president of global marketing at Hammerspace.
'Organizations are trying to figure out, 'Do we continue to do things the old way? Do we experiment with new ideas? How do we accomplish the goals that we have as things are changing so quickly?'' Presley said. 'And in this idea of being ready for AI, a lot of what organizations are trying to do is figure out, 'What is my infrastructure strategy?''