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Public cloud service, used by the enterprise sector is\ngrowing exponentially, with an expected overall spend of $304.9 billion in 2021\nGartner<\/sub> November 2020<\/sub>. There is no doubt that the Covid\ncrisis has accelerated the move to cloud based services during 2020, however,\nprojections for the next few years are showing that many enterprise strategies will\nremain and increase their reliance on such cloud infrastructures, rather than\nthe traditional in-house server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The benefits to cloud based services for enterprises are\nmany; including no capital expenditure, it\u2019s flexibility in\nupscaling\/downscaling to fit in with fluctuating business demand and, as we\nhave seen over the course of 2020, the flexibility over remote access. Security\nis also a key factor in making the decision to move cloud-ways, as the threat\nis indiscriminate and costly to maintain defences and continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melusi Phiri is a Senior Account Manager, helping clients of all sizes, across sectors to find and make best use of technology. Melusi can advise on the full technology stack, including cloud, application modernisation, security, networking and remote working solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The public cloud market is broken into 6 main areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Business Process Services (BPaaS) \u2018business process\nas a service\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Application Infrastructure Services (PaaS) \u2018platform\nas a service\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Application Services (SaaS) \u2018software as a service\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Management and Security Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud System Infrastructure Services (IaaS)\n\u2018infrastructure as a service\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desktop as a Service (DaaS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The type of cloud services we will focus on in this blog\nare Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). This particular segment of the market\nis expected to reach $65m in 2021 and $82m in 2022 Gartner Nov 2020<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with any emerging market, there is an increase in\ncloud service providers, making it a moving feast in terms of service provision.  Currently there are 3 cloud providers who own\naround 59% of the IaaS market Canalys Feb 2021<\/sub>.  Coming in at no.1 is Amazon\u2019s AWS, followed\nby Microsoft and then Google.  Another\nprovider hot on their heels is Alibaba Cloud. \nWhat sets these providers apart from other competitors in the market, is\ntheir completeness of service and flexibility. \nHowever, it is important to remember that one solution does not fit\nall.  As with other IT solution\nproviders, some cloud services are more suited to specific industries than\nothers, so it is important to understand strengths and weaknesses and what\nsuits your infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breaking it down by provider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"AWS<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Amazon Web Services<\/strong> (AWS)<\/a> is a cloud service provider that uses Amazon\u2019s own infrastructure and experience. Rather than being a division of the company, like Microsoft\u2019s Azure, AWS is a subsidiary company of Amazon. All the storage and computing resources come from a distributed network of data centres, spread across the globe, to facilitate less latency and a better experience for end-users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWS\nis the hosting service provider of choice for a lot of global enterprises and\nwell-known companies, including Netflix, Facebook, and the BBC; which will no\ndoubt give many other enterprises the confidence to use the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although\nAWS is a force to be reckoned with there are signs of it slowing against its\ncompetitors: Microsoft, Google and Alibaba, who are growing at a much faster\nrate.  Plus, there is also an indicator\nsuggesting that many companies prefer to spread their risk when it comes to\ncloud services and choose more than one provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the oldest in the market with over 12 years\nof experience, AWS offers a number of features and benefits that make up their\nInfrastructure-as-a-service platform. Responding to market pressures and their\ncompetitors, AWS have recently changed to on-demand billing for services used,\nmaking them a much more attractive option as IT business leaders look for more\ncost effective solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWS Features<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 4 main services to its\nclients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n