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* Hyperscalers’ AI capex is soaring past historical limits, forcing creative financing and intensifying scrutiny over ROI and long-term sustainability.
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The Year of AI DevOps & Fears for GitLab (Pt.2)
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* GTLB is taking a defensive stance toward the rise of AI IDEs and coding agents, underestimating their sophistication and growth potential.
* The company’s platform expansion strategy has been broad but poorly executed, lacking the focus and discipline seen at peers like PANW and DDOG.
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