Even as web=scale companies push their infrastructure to accommodate the looming internet of things, big, established enterprises are moving to cloud in a big way. Just a few years ago, companies like Netflix(s nflx) and Zynga(s znga) were the poster children of cloud adoption while traditional, older enterprises still seemed to view cloud, especially public cloud, like it had cooties.

What a difference a few years makes. If you needed proof that cloud is becoming the computer for big, older businesses, companies with security concerns and compliance worries, there have been a few bellwethers. The CIA selected Amazon(s amzn) Web Services, the public cloud giant, to build its own secure private cloud. General Electric(s ge), about as blue-chip an American conglomerate as you could find, invested $105 million in Pivotal,  which is banking that big customers are finally ready to rip and replace existing gear in order to capitalize  on the data generated and aggregated that…