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Investment in the cloud doubles that made in data centers in 2021

The investment in cloud services reached a total of 178,000 million in 2021 dollars, a figure that represents an increase of 37% compared to what was invested in the cloud in 2020. It is also double what companies invested in their data centers in 2021, according to Synergy Research Group. In the fourth quarter of 2021 alone, cloud spending by businesses was $50.5 billion.

The pandemic has meant that since 2020 the mode of operation in technology has changed significantly worldwide, which has led to a shift in spending to the cloud due to the transfer of companies to teleworking. But that trend has not disappeared with the reopening of businesses. Of course, the market is far from finding stability. While some areas grow, others decline. Yes indeed, aws it remains the main cloud provider, with a 33% market share, a share that, except for temporary increases or decreases of one percent, has remained the same for the last five years.

microsofton the other hand, has seen grow with Azure its market share in five years from 13% in 2017 to 21% in 2021, something attributed to its strong corporate focus on the cloud, from management to base employees, coupled with a long-term program of strong investments in its cloud and data center infrastructure.

The market share of Google Cloud It continues to hover around 10% of the cloud market, followed by China’s Alibaba with 6% of the market. As for IBM, it has lost half of its market share, falling from 8% in 2017 to 4% in 2021. But that does not mean that the number of users is falling. It just means that it’s growing slower than the top three cloud providers, which gives the wrong feeling when it’s just not growing fast enough. Oracle, Salesforce, NTT, Fujitsu and Rackspace have all also lost cloud market share in the last five years.

John Dinsdale, Synergy Analystexpects the cloud market to continue to grow at a remarkable rate, noting that «there is no doubt that the cloud market will continue to grow rapidly. It’s an environment where leading cloud providers should continue to see aggressive revenue growth«. As for AWS, he notes that “its market share may be stable at around 33%, but it is a solid share of a large market that is growing rapidly. AWS’s continued revenue growth is actually quite impressive.«.

For him, “Microsoft has also benefited from its existing business relationships, through its software and server products, in all regions and countries. Therefore, (its growth) is a combination of focus, financial support and the fact of being a global brand that works well with companies«.

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