Fascinating read:

It’s simple: Businesses that are agile and willing to embrace cloud infrastructure will have an advantage over ones that don’t. And employers willing to accept the developer’s newfound prominence will fare better than ones that are slow to adjust to this new reality. As O’Grady puts it in his book:

“Developers are now the real decision makers in technology. Learning how to best negotiate with these New Kingmakers, therefore, could mean the difference between success and failure.”