Azure, AWS and Google Cloud Platform remain the top three cloud players, according to a study by Flexera. The top three have been filled by the same players for years. Only Azure is taking over as the largest player from AWS in the enterprise market.
The 2022 State of the Cloud report shows that the top three largest cloud players continue to be filled by Azure, AWS and Google Cloud Platform. In other words, Oracle has not yet been able to take over third place from Google Cloud Platform.
At the same time, cloud player, Azure, does manage to attract more and more customers to its public cloud. Mainly in the enterprise market, the player is doing well, 80 percent of respondents said they use Azure. A slight increase from last year, when that percentage was 76 percent.
Popularity of AWS declines
77 percent of enterprise market respondents said they were adopting AWS. This drops the cloud player’s percentage by 2 percent. More importantly, however, AWS thus sees its place as the most popular cloud player ceded to Azure.
For now, Google has to make do with a 48 percent adoption rate in the enterprise market. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure does not take a podium spot (27%). Although there is good hope for the cloud player, as the highest percentage of respondents indicated they would adopt Oracle’s cloud (12%).
AWS more popular with SMEs
Within the SME market, AWS does remain the most popular. Only there the figure drops slightly from 73 percent to 69 percent. Azure, on the other hand, managed to achieve growth results in that market as well, increasing from 48 percent to 59 percent.
A total of 753 respondents participated in the survey. Surveyed profiles were business and technical professionals.