Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon’s cloud computing platform, offering a wide range of services including computing, storage, networking, databases, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Today, businesses of all sizes—from startups to large enterprises—rely on AWS to build, deploy, and scale their applications globally.
AWS originally began as an internal private cloud platform used by Amazon to support its own infrastructure. In 2006, Amazon opened AWS to the public, introducing core services such as Amazon S3 for cloud storage and Amazon EC2 for elastic computing. These services quickly changed how organizations consume IT infrastructure.
As of 2025, AWS offers over 200 fully featured services and continues to lead the global cloud infrastructure market. With an estimated 29–30% market share, AWS remains the largest cloud service provider worldwide, maintaining its dominance through continuous innovation, global availability, and a mature ecosystem.
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft’s public cloud platform, delivering a broad range of services across Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). Azure supports workloads for analytics, virtual computing, storage, networking, and artificial intelligence, making it a strong choice for modern enterprise environments.
Azure is not limited to Windows-based technologies. It fully supports open-source platforms, programming languages, and frameworks, enabling organizations to build, deploy, and manage virtually any type of application across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
Launched in 2010, Azure has grown into a mature cloud ecosystem with more than 200 products and services. As of 2025, Microsoft Azure holds the second-largest share of the global cloud infrastructure market, with an estimated ~20% market share. Its deep integration with Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory, and enterprise tools continues to drive strong adoption worldwide.
GCP (Google Cloud Platform)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is Google’s cloud computing offering and the youngest of the Big Three cloud providers, alongside AWS and Microsoft Azure. Despite entering the market later, GCP has built a strong reputation for high performance, scalability, and innovation—particularly in data analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven workloads.
GCP provides a comprehensive set of cloud services capable of running and supporting a wide range of applications. It is especially popular among developers due to its DevOps-friendly tools, Kubernetes leadership, and deep integration with open-source technologies. While Google operates fewer data centers compared to AWS and Azure, its global network is known for speed, reliability, and efficiency.
Launched in 2010, Google Cloud has steadily expanded its portfolio and now offers over 100 cloud services, including computing, networking, storage, big data analytics, and AI solutions. The broader Google Cloud ecosystem also integrates with Google Workspace, enterprise Android, Chrome OS, and other Google enterprise products.
As of 2025, Google Cloud ranks as the third-largest cloud service provider worldwide, holding an estimated ~13% share of the global cloud infrastructure market, with continued growth driven by AI, data platforms, and modern application development.