In this small article we would like to present to you the top 10 companies that are on the leading roles in the field of cloud computing, will also try to explain why they entered the top ten. We almost created daily posts dedicated to topics on cloud, focusing on real sharks in this sphere such as Microsoft, Amazon but not everyone knows about other companies. For example, Linode, did you know that the giant data center service provider began to explore the scope of cloud computing? About the popularity and relevance of the "cloud" has been written more than a hundred articles, so we'll skip that part and go directly to our publication.
10th place - ESDS eNlight Cloud
In early 2011, the company specializing in colocation services and data center services, developed their own cloud application named eNlight. It is not surprising that this transaction was recognized as one of the most breakthrough in the history of cloud computing, considering its price, they offer pay-as-you-go model where user only pays for the used resources.
9th place - VMware
The presence of VMware in this list, some of you may surprise. But if you look at their future projects and pay attention to what they are going to bring within the scope of cloud computing, and you wonder even more. And you know, this is despite the fact that the company does not offer any cloud services. Perhaps you are wondering: "What the hell then the company is in the top ten?" The fact that their software vCloud a sufficient argument to claim to be the best company in the Cloud Business marketing. vCloud Director 1.5 serves as intermediary for businesses in gaining access to private or public cloud systems. VMware claims that using vCloud can be created about 100 "clouds". wonder what awaits the company in the near future? Whether it will grow into something more?
8th place - Linode
If you ask around users Linux on their favorite cloud providers do not be surprised if you get the same answers. Yes, it is Linode, who deservedly takes its 8th place in our ranking cloud companies. Linode creates a "cloud" at a fixed cost so-called Virtual Private Servers or simply VPS, which definitely are the opposite of the model pay-as-you-go. According to users themselves, Linode one of the fastest VPS , which only can be found, as well as near-perfect balance of quality and price.
7th Place - Salesforce.com
In the IT sector, this company is known for over 10 years. Accepted that the appearance of the first technology close to the modern understanding of the term «cloud computing», attributed the company Salesforce.com, founded in 1999. At the moment, there is a decent Salesforce groundwork to make a big step forward. Like most large companies, Salesforce also resorted to mergers. For example, a little over a year ago they bought a hosting platform for Ruby-developers - Heroku for $ 212 million Heroku focuses on ease of implementation of new services, allowing customers to focus on developing and supporting their own applications. With this transaction Salesforce acquired not only technology Heroku and their intellectual assets, but also the famous application in Ruby, which allows Salesforce to occupy a strong position in the field of cloud computing.
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Citrix - another company confidently occupies a leading position among cloud providers.
Besides, Citrix developing cloud software, and in recent years has attracted more and more attention of developers of virtualization, including leaders - VMware, Microsoft, etc. It is said that after the acquisition of Cloud.com for $ 200 million , Citrix made a big jump, since it gave them a much needed access to the world of Open Source . Later Citrix introduced Cloud Stack (management console data center computing resources), making them the best in the market of cloud technologies open source.
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Availability of Red Hat in our list, you can cause feelings controversial, as many put it mildly, not sympathize with this company, and besides their main platform OpenShift server uses Amazon instead of its own.
But the reason that Red Hat was in our ranking - their huge popularity among the users Linux . Regarding OpenShift, it helps users to upload their applications on Amazon the most simple way. OpenShift Why so popular among users of Linux? fact that the software is free, so Red Hat direct competition from companies such as VMware and Citrix.
4th place - Google
Recently, Google has made great technological progress, especially in the area of cloud computing.
Not so long ago they introduced the public Google App Engine , which users can design and upload your applications written in Java and Python.
Currently, Google Cloud Storage is the most preferred alternative Amazon S3 for businesses.
Services such as Google Drive, Google Cloud Print, and Google Cloud Connect, are only a small part of the cloud, which the company plans to launch in the near future.
Not to mention the ChromeOS, where each user can run applications from clouds.
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Despite some setbacks, the company is still one of the best in the field of cloud computing.
Their platform for creating web applications and services - Microsoft Azure has millions of fans around the world. How do you think is behind the popular Azure? No is not some cosmic software, development of which involved himself, Darth Vader. 's very simple - the relatively low price, especially when compared to competitors such as Amazon. worth noting another interesting opportunity that offers us Microsoft Azure - streaming video broadcasting. Did you hear that Azure is ready for the Linux platform? In truth, these are only rumors, but you just imagine what a piece of "cloud" cake bite Microsoft. should say that today, Microsoft offers the user some of the best cloud services such as Hotmail, Skydrive and cloud application Office 365 for enterprises any size. UTD: Microsoft has released an update to Azure , which supports Linux.
2nd place - Rackspace
Rackspace gained notoriety by using open source methods to create "clouds".
emergence OpenStack Rackspace allowed to become the market leader in open source.
What role does the company in the field of cloud computing?
Most likely, Rackspace cloud technologies on the market - it's like Android OS market for mobile devices.
Let's talk about the most significant event for Rackspace - about her collaboration with NASA , which resulted in the creation of one of the best cloud software today.
Rackspace is not going to rest on our laurels. Already the company is looking for new ideas, and invites the best programmers from around the world. Ultimately, this should lead to an improvement in OpenStack.
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1st place - Amazon
The company, which was established for the sale of books, suddenly turned into something more, and forever changed the world of IT-industry.
Today we can say with certainty that the Amazon known for its cutting-edge ideas and strategies in cloud computing has been and remains an absolute leader in this field. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the best provider of cloud-based services. It is striking that in the past 6 years Amazon significantly reduced prices for their services.
I wonder why Oracle and Parallels were not included in this list? Maybe someone else is missing in this list?
