Microsoft Azure: Gaining ground in the IaaS battle

In 2014, tough battles were fought in the cloud (IaaS and PaaS) market. Frequent price drops and a rapid succession of product releases characterised the approach taken by the hyperscale cloud players. Amazon Web Services, an early mover, has established itself as the biggest large-scale provider of IaaS in the UK – and in other Western country markets besides. However, both the market and the industry are evolving rapidly and change is afoot. Microsoft launched its IaaS offering (which includes Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Network) via the Azure business in April 2013. It’s already made an impact on the market and this is just the start.

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