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You want to know which cloud provider to start your cloud journey with..<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n You want to understand which cloud is better suited for your business needs..<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Whatever the question might be, our hope is that by the time you are at the end of this blog, you’d have learnt something valuable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, let’s get started and talk about the ongoing cloud war between AWS and Azure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Public cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and IBM Cloud, are innovation behemoths that offer highly operating cost-competitive alternatives to traditional on-premises hosting environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began offering IT infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services – now commonly known as cloud computing. Their rapid adoption led to a large market share in the early days. Microsoft followed suit by launching Azure on February 1, 2010, which helped them grow as well. In April 2008, Google announced a preview release of App Engine<\/a>, a developer tool that allowed users to run their web applications on Google infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amazon Web Services (AWS) had an early movers advantage in the public cloud offering. As per Statista<\/a>, it still is the leader is the leader in the cloud market with 32%. Microsoft is second with 21%, followed by Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with 8%. Alibaba Cloud is next with 5%. As you can see AWS holds the lion share of the cloud computing market. Together these cloud vendors account for 66% of the market share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While Amazon reports AWS revenue in dollars, Microsoft only shows Azure revenue growth by percentage. Interestingly, Microsoft, reports on a grouping of products that Azure forms called as \u201cIntelligent Cloud. (which includes revenues from SQL Server, Windows Server, Enterprise Services, and others). Regardless, the revenue growth for all cloud providers has been unprecedented in 2021 and would continue to soar in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Before we start, let us understand why behind cloud computing. Below is a quick summary of the reasons to choose cloud:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Range of services provided by both AWS and Azure is quite similar. Below is a quick comparison of the most popular services provided by these cloud providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Compute Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Storage Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Database Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Content Delivery and Networking Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Related Blogs:<\/strong><\/p> AWS Developer Preparation Tips<\/a><\/strong><\/p> Path to become AWS Solutions Architect<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\nHistory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Why Cloud Computing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Flexibility\u200b<\/td> Efficiency\u200b<\/td> Strategic value\u200b<\/td><\/tr> Scalability: Scale up\/down the infrastructure based on the demand. \u200b<\/td> Accessibility: Cloud-based applications and data are accessible from virtually any internet-connected device.\u200b<\/td> Control: Cloud service providers manage underlying infrastructure, enabling organizations to focus on application development and other priorities.\u200b<\/td><\/tr> Storage options: Based on the security needs, companies can choose public, private, or hybrid storage offerings.\u200b<\/td> Agility: Cloud enables users to get their applications to market quickly.\u200b<\/td> Automatic Software Updates & Integration: Service providers regularly update offerings to give users the most up-to-date technology.\u200b<\/td><\/tr> As-a-service option: Organizations can choose between software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). \u200b<\/td> Back-up and Restore Data: Hardware failures do not result in data loss because of networked backups.\u200b<\/td> Collaboration: Worldwide access means teams can collaborate from locations all around the globe.\u200b<\/td><\/tr> Security features: Virtual private cloud, encryption, and API keys help keep data secure.\u200b<\/td> Cost Reduction: With pay-as-you-go cost structure and usage of remote resources organizations can save on upfront costs.\u200b<\/td> Total Cost of Ownership: Organizations spend less money than competitors who must devote IT resources to managing infrastructure.\u200b<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Azure vs. AWS: Quick Comparison of popular Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Service Type<\/td> AWS<\/td> Azure<\/td><\/tr> Deploy, Manage, and Maintain Virtual Servers (wide range of predefined instances)<\/td> EC2<\/td> Virtual Machine<\/td><\/tr> Platform-as-a-service<\/td> Elastic Beanstalk<\/td> App Service<\/td><\/tr> Serverless <\/td> AWS Lambda<\/td> Functions<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Service Type<\/td> AWS<\/td> Azure<\/td><\/tr> Object Storage<\/td> S3<\/td> Blob<\/td><\/tr> Disk\/Block Storage<\/td> EBS<\/td> Managed Disks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Service Type<\/td> AWS<\/td> Azure<\/td><\/tr> Relational Database<\/td> Amazon RDS<\/td> SQL Server Database<\/td><\/tr> NoSQL Database<\/td> Dynamo Db<\/td> Document Db<\/td><\/tr> Core Analytics<\/td> EMR<\/td> Azure HDInsight and Azure table<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Service Type<\/td> AWS<\/td> Azure<\/td><\/tr> Isolated Network<\/td> Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)<\/td> Virtual Network (VNET)<\/td><\/tr> Global Content Delivery Networks<\/td> CloudFront<\/td> Content Delivery Network (CDN)<\/td><\/tr> Manage DNS Names and records<\/td> Route 53<\/td> Traffic Manager, Azure DNS<\/td><\/tr> Dedicated Private Network Connection<\/td> Direct Connect<\/td> ExpressRoute<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>