Gartner: Amazon still public cloud leader by a long shot

Grazed from NetworkWorld. Author: Brandon Butler.

Amazon Web Services remains the top IaaS public cloud computing provider, offering the widest breath of services of any vendor in the market, Gartner concluded in its annual Magic Quadrant report. In addition to having a broad range of cloud-based services, AWS also has the largest capacity to handle cloud-based workloads. Its cloud operation is estimated by Gartner to be five times larger than a dozen of its top competitors in the market combined. “AWS is the overwhelming market share leader,” the report reads. “It is a thought leader; it is extraordinarily innovative, exceptionally agile and very responsive to the market. It has the richest IaaS product portfolio, and is constantly expanding its service offerings and reducing its prices.”

Each year Gartner compiles its Magic Quadrant for public cloud vendors by examining the estimated 15 largest market players based on estimated market share, then it ranks them based on their understanding of market needs and the company’s ability to execute…

In addition to the breadth and depth of services, AWS also has a robust partner ecosystem with leading technology providers offering its services through Amazon’s cloud, including some of the biggest systems integrators. Gartner does warn of some cautions when using AWS services though, including complexity around its pricing and support offerings. Individual AWS offerings are rarely bundled, which can complicate purchasing choices…

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