Well, analyst firm Canalys has published a report detailing how much organizations spent on cloud infrastructure during the second quarter of 2018. Interestingly, it makes good reading for all the leading cloud providers. A total of $20bn was spend in the last frame. The situation is something I have discussed before… this is a good time to be a cloud provider. All major players in the market are growing, but each is fairly secure in their current market position.
Google Cloud
As mentioned, Google’s position as third largest cloud provider seems locked in without putting much pressure on Microsoft. The company took an 8 percent share last quarter, or $1.6bn. Still, Canalys says Google Cloud improved 108 percent year-on-year. Showing the overall health of the cloud market, the top three providers accounted for 57 percent of the $20bn spent last frame.
