Where would the commerce industry be without cloud computing ? In all likelihood, it would still be a brick-and-mortar industry. \r\n The advent of cloud computing and multicloud strategy enabled a revolution in online shopping. Today, however, the complexity inherent in multicloud is a primary pain point for that same industry. \r\n Commerce IT leaders need to boost performance and rein in cloud costs. Thanks to The Great Cloud Reset — a 2023 study from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Akamai — we can see that they’re meeting those needs by choosing a distributed cloud architecture . \r\n The bottom line is a top concern \r\n Industry IT leaders expect that distributed cloud computing will help with cost savings across the board. We see this reflected in the commerce spotlight within the study: 78% of industry respondents say that avoiding or minimizing egress costs is a key characteristic of a distributed cloud partner.…