The Ultimate Guide to Public Cloud
2024 edition
Overview
This broad term describes any type of cloud service made available to the public over the internet. Common examples include AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, and Google Cloud. Public cloud services span the full range of cloud computing, including compute, storage, infrastructure, platform, and more. While the market for Public Cloud is dominated by several big names, there are hundreds of available options, including locally developed and operated services.
Analyst reports
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Gartner on Private Cloud
Hybrid and multi-cloud: The future of AI in business
Last month
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Gartner on SaaS
Microsoft leads in Australia's booming IaaS market, sur...
Wed, 24th Jul 2024
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FMI on Storage
Distributed cloud market to surge USD $15.5 billion by ...
Fri, 12th Jul 2024
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IDC on Hyperscale
NetApp expands data infrastructure to support GenAI & V...
Thu, 11th Jul 2024
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FMI on Hybrid Cloud
Global cloud governance market to reach USD $3.87bn by ...
Fri, 5th Jul 2024
Expert columns
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By John Agger of Fastly
Edge cloud strategies to propel today’s enterprise perf...
Mon, 8th Jul 2024
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By Djeffri Setiawan of Genetec
Rethinking physical security creates new partner opport...
Tue, 25th Jun 2024
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By Matt Caffrey of Barracuda Networks
The six big challenges facing Australian MSPs in 2024
Thu, 20th Jun 2024
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By Paul Gampe of Console Connect
Is your cloud network really ready for Generative AI?
Tue, 11th Jun 2024
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By Felix Berndt of Paessler
Leveraging architecture mining for enhanced cloud manag...
Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
Interviews
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Discussing Cloud Services
Exclusive: Gigamon CEO highlights importance of deep ob...
Last week
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Discussing Cloud Services
Titans of Tech - Philip Rathle of Neo4j
Thu, 27th Jun 2024
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Discussing Cloud Services
Exclusive: How Cohesity is managing complex cloud-based...
Mon, 13th May 2024
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Discussing Cloud Services
Exclusive: Nutanix enters an exciting phase as enterpri...
Fri, 8th Mar 2024
More expert columns
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By Joyce Gordon of Amperity
Unleash the potential of AI and elevate customer-centri...
Tue, 23rd Apr 2024
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By Milind Wagle of Equinix
How to do private Artificial Intelligence
Wed, 20th Mar 2024
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By Brenda Lazcano of Extreme Networks
IWD 2024: The lessons I’ve learned from a life on the m...
Fri, 8th Mar 2024
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By Betty Kolibačová of InFlux
IWD 2024: Inside Decentralization: Not as Scary as it S...
Fri, 8th Mar 2024
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By Naresh Duddu of Infosys
Effective risk management: A key ingredient in the reci...
Tue, 27th Feb 2024
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By Lucas Randall of PaperCut
Why is Printing the Last to Reach the Cloud?
Thu, 22nd Feb 2024
Top players
You can read more from the top players Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Recogni, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud.
Recent news
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About Cloud Services
UK SMEs prioritise hybrid IT infrastructure for next fi...
4 days ago
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About Cloud Services
Intel & IBM partner to launch AI accelerators on IBM Cl...
Last week
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About Cloud Services
Gigamon partners with ExtraHop & WWT to bolster cyberse...
Last week
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About Cloud Services
Arrow Electronics named Cloud Commerce Manager for Broa...
Last week
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About Cloud Services
Average cost of an Australian data breach hits AUD $4.2...
Last month
More news
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About Cloud Services
Eclypses launches Secure MTE data protection on AWS Mar...
Wed, 17th Jul 2024
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About Cloud Services
NCS unveils AI & digital resilience solutions at Impact...
Tue, 16th Jul 2024
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About Software-as-a-Service
Siemens enhances NX software with AI, cloud & immersive...
Tue, 16th Jul 2024
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About Cloud Services
NCS unveils AI & digital resilience solutions with key ...
Tue, 16th Jul 2024
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About Cloud Services
Cloudera reveals observability solutions for secure net...
Mon, 15th Jul 2024
Even more news
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About Cloud Services
Westcon-Comstor & Infoblox team up for AWS Marketplace ...
Fri, 12th Jul 2024
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About Cloud Services
Workday & AWS expand partnership to enhance AI capabili...
Fri, 12th Jul 2024
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About Cloud Services
Sysdig expands cloud security with new SaaS region in I...
Fri, 12th Jul 2024
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About Cloud Services
Elastic expands Elasticsearch API support to Amazon Bed...
Fri, 12th Jul 2024
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About Cloud Services
Surge in hybrid cloud adoption drives need for better s...
Thu, 11th Jul 2024
Job moves
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Move at Salesforce
Salesforce appoints Iman Muhammad as leader, opens Jaka...
Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
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Move at Atlassian
CI&T Australia hires new leads for data & cloud practic...
Wed, 10th Jul 2024
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Move at Akamai
Verne appoints Maureen Leary as VP of Business Developm...
Wed, 10th Jul 2024
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Move at Microsoft
Abhinav Garg joins CAST to lead Indian operations
Wed, 10th Jul 2024
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Move at Equinix
Goodman Group appoints Giles Proctor as VP of Data Cent...
Fri, 5th Jul 2024
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