Cloud computing can be defined as a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources such as networks, servers, storage, applications, and services, that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.
Cloud Vendors and their Market Shares.
- Amazon Web Service (AWS): 33%
- Azure: 21%
- Alibaba: 6%
- Google Cloud Platform: 10.0%
- IBM Cloud Services: 4%
Others include: Adobe Creative Cloud, Kamatera, VMware, Rackspace, Red Hat, Salesforce, Oracle Cloud, SAP, Verizon Cloud, Navisite, Dropbox.

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