# Interoperability is the future of the decentralized cloud

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2020-06-22
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** The Akashian Challenge Phase 1 Livestream (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:40:56 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3JjJldfU3o&t=2456s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2020-06-22-interoperability-is-the-future-of-the-decentralize-wjqh/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Interoperability is the future of the decentralized cloud," The Akashian Challenge Phase 1 Livestream (Akash Network), 22 Jun 2020, 00:40:56. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3JjJldfU3o&t=2456s

## Quote — verbatim

> We believe the future is interoperability, because Akash cannot do everything you need for a full cloud deployment... we'd rather work with teams or projects that have their expertise... interoperability, I believe, will be the future and is key for scalability and adoption.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

On IBC integrations planned with NuCypher (key management), Solana (smart contracts), stablecoins for settlement, and storage networks (IPFS, Sia).