Microsoft Azure as Big as AWS? What New Numbers Have to Say

Do you buy it? Microsoft Azure now is as big as Amazon Web Services, according to one research firm.

If true (meaning, if multiple analysts start to say the same thing), that would mark a huge coup for Azure. The cloud platform has worked hard to catch up to AWS, which observers have repeatedly ranked as the world’s largest public cloud services vendor. Only the coming months will tell whether Microsoft Azure retains – or surpasses – market share on par with its biggest competitor. Check out the first part of the slideshow above for a deeper look into this news.

Stick around, though. This cloud news roundup is chock-full of items you might have missed this week.

As a couple hints: Google Cloud is out to really unify organizations’ data (the holy grail of cloud, is it not?). And there’s a lot happening on the international front for Google, AWS and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Finally, get the scoop on Juniper Networks’ latest move for partners, and find out what Parametrix’s $17.5 million in funding means for your customers.