Episode description
Amazon Web Services vs Microsoft Azure vs Google Cloud Platform – they’re the big three players in cloud computing, but which is the best cloud provider and how do you choose between them? In this video we compare AWS, Azure, and GCP at an organizational level. We take a look at their origins, market share, growth rate, ownership, cloud services, key customers, and strengths and weaknesses. We also explore how to choose which cloud provider is right for your business and your career. If you’re curious about how AWS, Azure, and GCP match up, this video is for you!
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 The origins of AWS, Azure, and GCP
3:30 Who owns AWS, Azure, and GCP, and how they report cloud revenue
5:00 Enterprise customers of AWS, Azure, and GCP
6:16 What are the key strengths of AWS, Azure, and GCP?
7:46 What are the key challenges facing AWS, Azure, and GCP?
10:00 How do I choose which cloud provider is best for me?
About the Cloud Provider Comparisons series from A Cloud Guru:
In Cloud Provider Comparisons, we take a look at the same cloud services across the three major public cloud providers – Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). We look at the similarities, the differences, and anything else that might be interesting. We have episodes comparing networking, storage, machine learning and artificial intelligence services, with more to come on topics like compute, security, serverless, and developer tooling. Check out the full playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI1_CQcV71RnBebKm_tH1uKYI3WxkM2TT. And subscribe to stay updated when we drop a new video:
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Episode resources:
Amazon Web Services: https://aws.amazon.com/
Microsoft Azure: https://azure.microsoft.com/
Google Cloud Platform: https://cloud.google.com/
GitHub: https://github.com/
Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
Anthos: https://cloud.google.com/anthos
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Series description
In Cloud Provider Comparisons, we explore and compare the same cloud service across the three major public cloud providers - Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).