“Makes the exciting—and convincing—case that we’re on the cusp of a fantastic new era of technological breakthroughs that will vastly enrich our lives. What a timely—and much needed—antidote to the debilitating pessimism that now reigns.”
—STEVE FORBES
Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media
“This is a book about how the future will work. The ‘20s’ will roar because of the new economy made possible by the Cloud. ‘Data is the new oil’ not because it replaces oil but because of the wide range of new industries and innovation it will spawn. This is a book that one will learn much from—and be amazed by.”
—DANIEL YERGIN
Vice Chairman of IHS Markit
Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of The Prize and The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
“By leveraging an encyclopedic approach to the history of technology, Mills presents a boldly optimistic vision of a future that ushers in a new golden age for all humanity, one that will be made possible by the world’s first, civilization-wide intelligent information infrastructure: the cloud.”
—JAMES P. WOODS, JR
“The world is on the threshold of a wave of technological advancement that will launch an economic boom of historic proportions . . . and Mark Mills proves it with a tour de force of evidence that educates, entertains, and ultimately proves its point. This book boils it all down so the trends become visible, and the future becomes predictable. Strap on your seatbelt.”
—RUSTY BRAZIEL
CEO & Principal Energy Markets
“[A]n entertaining tour of a wide range of developments that have the potential to reshape our world sooner than we might expect.”
—MARC LEVISON
Wall Street Journal
“Entertaining and educating while linking history, technology and unusual savvy, Mark Mills’s The Cloud Revolution shows an unprecedented upcoming convergence of technological forces from whose acquaintance you can’t help but be a much better investor.
—KEN FISHER
Founder and Executive Chairman of Fisher Investments
Multi-national Columnist and Bestselling Author
“A compelling case for optimism: An economic boom in the immediate future driven by the convergence of three evolving technologies aided by the Cloud. Tons of verifiable data support the case… An antidote to the doomsday scenarios that seem to tint everything today.”
—JULIO M. OTTINO
Dean of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University
“The Cloud Revolution is the 2020s indispensable book for investors, boards, entrepreneurs and executives. Mark Mills explains why digital acceleration is occurring but better yet, how the cloud juggernaut will alter the value of the physical economy, from materials to manufacturing to medicine. Trillions of new wealth will be created at the intersection of digital and physical.”
—RICH KARLGAARD
Publisher, Forbes
“In The Cloud Revolution, Mark Mills argues that not only is Moore’s law alive and well but a number of technologies are now maturing into powerhouses of their own. And the confluence of information and these new technologies will lead to another roaring era, akin to the 1920s, when radio, automobiles, airplanes, and electrification remade the world… Mills, who is a physicist and energy expert, broadens our too-often information-centric technological horizon with a host of new innovations in materials and machines.”
—BRET SWANSON
Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
“Bringing a helpful historical perspective to the story of technological evolution, Mills compares present-day inventions with the miracles of yesteryear.”
—JAMES GRANT
Editor, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer
“One of the most important economic books of 2021 . . . . This is a great book for anyone trying to understand how the stock market can rocket thousands of points to all-time highs while the world is suffering and struggling through a global pandemic.”
—ASHBY FOOTE
President, Vector Money Management, The Northside Sun
“Mills convincingly argues with verve, vitality, and – most importantly – evidence, that humanity is about to take a great step forward in the coming decade.
—ROSS POMEROY
RealClearScience
“The Cloud Revolution is nothing short of spectacular. And so is our future. As Mills opines near the end of an extraordinarily engrossing book, we’re at the beginning of ‘the most exciting and promising time in history.’ Yes we are. Mark Mills artfully shows us why we are.”
—JOHN TAMNEY
RealClearMarkets
“For an understanding of new technology and where it will lead us, there’s no book like Mark Mills’ The Cloud Revolution.”
—DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH
Economist, Adjunct Professor of Economics, George Washington University
Reviews
- Cloudy with a chance of boom times: A book review of ‘The Cloud Revolution’, James P. Woods, Jr., enterprise.nxt, Mar 24, 2022
- Anticipating a Boom, Marc Levinson, The Wall Street Journal, February 16, 2022
- Knowing The Cloud Revolution, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, Jan 30, 2022
- Book Review: Mark Mills’s Thoroughly Brilliant ‘The Cloud Revolution’, Real Clear Markets, Jan 13, 2022
- Get Ready for a New Roaring Twenties, By Ross Pomeroy, Real Clear Science, Jan 11, 2022
- BOOK REVIEW: “THE CLOUD REVOLUTION” BY MARK MILLS, By ASHBY FOOTE, The Northside Sun, Fri, Dec 24, 2021
- How the cloud powers Moore’s law, and more, Bret Swanson, AEI Nov 29. 2021
Excerpts and Articles
- Real Robots in Our Near Future: The Rise of Capable Industrial Automatons, Mark P. Mills, Dakota Digital Review, MAr 9, 2023
- Yes, This Time It’s Different: ChatGPT and Automation Come to Knowledge Work, Mark P. Mills, City Journal, Feb 15, 2023
- Cloudification of Skills Training & “Dirty Jobs”, Mark P. Mills, Dakota Digital Review, Sep 15, 2022
- How Robots Will Transform the 2020s, Mark P. Mills, Reason Magazine, Apr 2022
- Bring on the Bots, Mark P. Mills, City Journal, Feb 15, 2022
- Techno-optimism and the rule-of-threes, Mark P. Mills, Big Think, Feb 10, 2022
- Is ‘Environmental Justice’ Good for the Environment?, Hillsdale College lecture, Nov 8, 2021
- 5 questions for Mark Mills on the cloud revolution, James Pethokoukis, AEIdeas Blog, Dec 1, 2021
- How Robots Will Transform the 2020s, Mark P. Mills, Reason Magazine, April 2020.
Media Appearances
- Get Ready for the Roaring 2020s!, Reason Podcast with Nick Gillespie, Jan 18, 2023
- Singularity Radio, The Digital Cloud & the Convergence of the Roaring 2020s, Sep 05, 2022
- Fandor, book discussion pre Sonoma Valley Writers Festival, Aug 17, 2022
- 360 Round – (MSFT) (META) (GOOGL) (AAPL) (AMZN) Mega Earnings Week Ahead, TDA Ameritrade Network, Jul 22, 2022
- Energy Realism and Geopolitics, Conversations with Bill Kristol, Apr 20, 2022
- Just the News – Not Noise, (at 29:29 in video) Mar 24, 2922
- C-Span, Automation and the Future of Work (Book discussion), Feb 25, 2022
- The Rush to Reason radio show, Denver, Jan 17, 2022. (Beginning of 2nd hour)
- Chicago’s Morning Answer (15 minutes), Jan 14, 2022
- A New Roaring 20s? + Ronald Reagan Stories, Dawn Stensland Show, Philadelphia Radio, Jan 13, 2022
- The Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s, Forbes Innovation Rules, Rich Karlgaard, Dec 22, 2021
- Danielle Smith Report: Embracing A World of Technology, Dec 18, 2021
- The Car Doctor: Our Electric Infrastructure (radio podcast), Dec 18, 2021
- The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, Nov 17. 2021 <10 minute segment>
- Gormley on Demand, Canadian radio, Nov 16, 2021
Podcasts
- Mark Mills on the Next Economic Boom, econVue+ with Lyric Hale, Jul 22, 2023
- The Cloud Revolution, A Book with Legs – Smead Capital Management, May 8, 2023
- Cloud Revolution interview (in English) re Chinese translation, ChinaValue Think Tank, Mar 25, 2023
- The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy, VoiceAmerica, Mar 17, 2023
- Terry Virts with Mark Mills, May 15, 2022
- Revolutionary Technology of the Future — Mark Mills [S.7, Ep.4], Charles Mizrahi Show, May 3, 2022
- Heat Treat Radio: Energy’s Bright Future with Mark Mills, May 1, 2022
- The Roaring 2020s with Mark P. Mills, There’s a Policy for That with Susan Pendergrass, Mar 16, 2022.
- UBS Cloud Revolution Interview, Feb 1, 2022
- Newt’s World – Episode 365: Mark Mills on The Cloud Revolution, Jan 26, 2022
- Oil & Gas Tech Podcast, Michael O’Sullivan, Jan 25, 2022. Apple / Spotify
- “THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES” WITH MARK MILLS, Bill Walton Show, Jan 4, 2022
- Ill Literacy Podcast, Heartland Institute, Dec 15, 2021
- Energy Newsbeat Podcast, Stu Turley, Dec 13, 2021
- Will the cloud revolution unleash the next economic boom? Political Economy with James Pethokoukis, AEI, Nov 24, 2021
- Will cloud computing create a new economic boom?, Freddy Gray UK Spectator, Americano podcast, Nov 24, 2021
- The Roaring 2020s, Jason Greenblatt podcast, Newsweek, Nov 15, 2021
- Why ‘The Cloud’ Is More Powerful Than We Realize, The Federalist podcast, Nov 9, 2021
- Chuck Yates Needs a Job Podcast, Digital Wildcatters, Nov 3, 2021
- The Bill Bennett Show, Feb 3, 2020