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# Cloud Vendor Lock-In - Is it just a new version of the Database Abstraction Layers?


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 18, 2024
- **Time:** 15:30–16:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** STAGE 6 (120)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1185-cloud-vendor-lock-in-is-it-just-a-new-version-of-the-database-abstraction-layers)

## Description

The cloud has revolutionized the way we store and process data. However, with the increasing adoption of cloud services, the risk of vendor lock-in has become a major concern for organizations. In this talk, we will explore the similarities between cloud vendor lock-in and how that compares to the creation of database abstraction layers of the past.
As usual, the answer is not simple and we will dive deeper on the topic of vendor lock-ins and how to deal with it. What are the pros and cons of a vendor lock-in and how you may already be affected by other lock-in effects which you are not aware of.


## Speaker

### [Björn Stahl](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@bjorn-stahl)

Practice Lead / Software Architect @kreuzwerker GmbH


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