Public Cloud Computing Vendors: A Look at Strengths, Weaknesses, Big Picture

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A Cowen & Co. survey of cloud computing customers found that providers are differentiating themselves on cost, support, APIs and other factors. Bottom line: The cloud game won’t be winner take all.

Public cloud vendors are establishing unique characteristics that indicate the market won’t be a zero-sum game that’ll support multiple players.

Cowen & Co. conducted a survey of 314 public cloud customers and found Amazon Web Services is the top dog with Microsoft Azure a strong No. 2. Meanwhile, IBM and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), which is grabbing more workloads, are above average in quality of IT support.

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