Report: Elevated cloud utilization secures spots for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud as the highest 3 suppliers

A brand new report by Flexera reveals that AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform are the highest three public cloud suppliers. This yr Azure reached an necessary milestone: it closed the hole with AWS whereas different cloud suppliers haven’t proven a lot development. For every public cloud supplier, respondents specified whether or not they’re operating important workloads in that cloud, operating some workloads, experimenting, plan to make use of it or had no plans to make use of it.

It’s necessary to notice that adoption — which means a company is utilizing a cloud supplier — is just one issue influencing income development for the supplier.

Along with adoption (if a company is utilizing a cloud supplier), utilization ranges are an necessary metric as effectively. As organizations enhance general cloud utilization, they have an inclination to gravitate towards market leaders. Knowledge from this yr’s survey signifies Azure appears to be both closing the hole — or has barely surpassed — AWS with some customers.

As the primary large-scale cloud supplier, AWS is used extra often by organizations which have been utilizing the cloud over an extended interval and are heavy cloud customers. Throughout all respondents, 81% of heavy cloud use organizations use AWS in contrast with 80% utilizing Azure. Amongst organizations with average cloud use, Azure has a slight lead and enjoys increased adoption for organizations which can be gentle customers. Though Google Cloud Platform stays in third place amongst all maturity ranges, its recognition is considerably increased (51%) amongst organizations with heavy use of the cloud.

Flexera’s survey was sourced from a panel of 753 technical and enterprise professionals who’re impartial from Flexera prospects and prospects. The survey was performed in late 2021.

Learn the full report by Flexera.