Other cloud service providers
While AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCP dominate the cloud service provider market, there are also other options available for organizations. Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Rackspace, and DigitalOcean are some examples of less common cloud service providers. Each provider offers essential cloud services, such as creating virtual images and virtual networks, cloud storage, and database services—these are the same services we discussed previously for AWS, Azure, and GCP. Oracle Cloud, for instance, provides comprehensive cloud computing solutions, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, while IBM Cloud offers a hybrid cloud platform that integrates with private and public clouds. Alibaba Cloud is the largest cloud provider in China, while Rackspace provides managed cloud services, and DigitalOcean focuses on simple cloud infrastructure for developers.