# The cloud is controlled by four players — few controlling the many

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-11-15
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** Priv8 Virtual Privacy Summit 2021: Featuring Glenn Greenwald, Dr. Steven Waterhouse, and more! (Orchid Labs)
- **Watch at:** 04:15:31 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6eqn72dqzs&t=15331s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2021-11-15-the-cloud-is-controlled-by-four-players-few-contro-lly3/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "The cloud is controlled by four players — few controlling the many," Priv8 Virtual Privacy Summit 2021: Featuring Glenn Greenwald, Dr. Steven Waterhouse, and more! (Orchid Labs), 15 Nov 2021, 04:15:31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6eqn72dqzs&t=15331s

## Quote — verbatim

> Today most the cloud computing market is really controlled by four players... the effects of which go beyond just cost... it really comes down to... what happens when few really control the many.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Panel self-introduction; he says he built Akash to "democratize cloud computing" and transfer power from entrenched infrastructure players to something "more democratized and owned by the user" ([04:14:45]).