[2013-2017] Cloud IaaS ranking by age [Summary]

This is Ohara from the technical sales department.

This time,
I will summarize my thoughts on the Magic Quadrant for each cloud (IaaS) from 2013 to 2017
, based on statistical data published by Gartner *Statistical data images are from Gartner Inc.

By the way, the Magic Quadrant is like a quick reference table that can be understood at a glance.
It can be said that those located in the "leader frame" in the upper right corner naturally tend to have a high share.

2013 statistical data

■ AWS is already a "leader". Since then, AWS has gained tremendous momentum.
I think this is also a time when cloud vendors other than AWS are becoming more active in cloud deployment.
And some are in "Challenger" in the upper left.

■ Microsoft Azure (then called "Windows Azure") at this time
was in the "concept-first" category at the bottom right. It's about time that I started to make my presence felt little by little.

■ In the "specific market-oriented" category on the lower left, there is IaaS from the now defunct HP.

■ There is also IaaS, which I honestly don't know about.

■ Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has not yet appeared.

2014 statistical data

■ While AWS is moving further up the rankings, Azure has become a leader.

■ Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has appeared in the "concept type" on the bottom right.

■ The short-lived ``VMware'' IaaS appears in the ``Specific Market Oriented'' category in the lower left.
*Currently, it has been revived as "VMware Cloud on AWS"

■ IBM acquired Softlayer and it was gaining popularity.

2015 statistical data

■ Azure is gradually catching up to AWS's position.

■ The position of each cloud vendor is becoming clearer.

Is this the period when cloud vendors are developing services for specific users (domestic only, etc.) under "specific market-oriented" in the lower left

2016 statistical data

■ At this point, the rankings are fixed: 1st place: AWS, 2nd place: Azure.

■ Is the number of cloud vendors decreasing overall?
At this point, there may have been cloud services that were consolidated or terminated.

■ Is this the time when IBM (Softlayer) took advantage of its strengths in private clouds and changed direction?

■ It was around the time that VMware's IaaS service was announced to be discontinued.

2017 statistics

■ It looks like GCP will reach the "leader" soon. In 2018, it should be in the "Leader" category.

■ IBM's Softlayer brand has been changed and integrated into "IBM Bluemix".
The Bluemix brand itself was originally a PaaS service, but
it was reborn as "IBM Bluemix Infrastructure" as a Bluemix IaaS service.

■ Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud) and Oracle (Oracle Cloud) have newly entered the IaaS market.

summary

Gartner's current rankings are 1st place: AWS, 2nd place: Azure, and 3rd place: GCP.
It remains to be seen how Bluemix, Alibaba, and Oracle will fit into the 4th place.
*I don't know what the ranking will be in the future. . .

As a side note,

started hearing from enterprise user companies
that they are considering introducing Azure from now on, or that they are actually thinking about Azure

[ Features and image of Microsoft Azure

■ You can pay in yen instead of dollars. (Not affected by exchange rates)
■ Even when a user company signs a contract, the governing law is Japanese law. (Jurisdiction is the Tokyo District Court)
■ There are regions in Tokyo and Osaka, so DR and BCP measures can be implemented only in the domestic regions.
*By the way, AWS will also open an Osaka local region in 2018.
■ Major system integrator vendors are taking the lead in introducing it to user companies.
■ Image used in corporate core systems and business systems (many Windows-based companies)
■ Compatible with "Visual Studio" and ".NET Framework", which is great for developers.
(Visual Studio can be used seamlessly and applications can be developed on Azure as is.)
■ Integration between Azure and Office 365 (good for users who use Office 365)
■ Integration with on-premises (on-premises SQL Server can be used to fail on Azure) over)

Next time I have a chance, I would like to write about "Microsoft Azure".