The origin of the phrase ‘cloud computing’ has long been debated. Arguably, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web Services ((AWS)) deserves credit for popularizing cloud as an alternative to tradition storage. The lure of operating efficiencies and a natural extension of their business models have led to many a vendor entering in the space. There are thousands of public cloud vendors, with only a handful of them having a global reach.
Source: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Storage Services, Worldwide (2018)
Source: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, Worldwide (2018)
Source: Gartner