Exploring current cloud computing platforms
One of the most significant technology trends over the last few years has been the shift to cloud computing. Although most companies used to prefer to own, operate, and maintain their own data centers and infrastructure, most enterprises around the globe now maintain a cloud-first approach. There are many reasons as to why companies have moved down this path, such as reduced costs, scalability, security, and much more. Given the surge in demand for cloud computing capabilities, a number of cloud computing platforms began to grow and expand in the market in response to this major movement in the digital world.
Over the last few years, many of these cloud computing platforms began to not only develop solutions to meet major infrastructure needs but also focus on targeted needs specifically within the field of data science. The main platforms are AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure, as depicted in the following diagram:
