Since the cloud is becoming the norm, there are many cloud providers in the market that provide cutting-edge technology platforms that are competing to get market share. The following are the major cloud providers (at the time of writing):
- Amazon Web Services (AWS): AWS is one of the oldest and largest cloud providers. AWS provides IT resources such as compute power, storage, databases, and other services on need basis over the internet with a pay as you go model. AWS not only offers IaaS; it has a broad range of offerings in PaaS and SaaS. AWS provides multiple offerings in cutting-edge technologies in the area of machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), and a comprehensive set of significant data capabilities. You can almost host any workload in AWS and combine services to design an optimal solution.
- Microsoft Azure: Also known as Azure and like any cloud provider, it provides IT resources such as compute, network...