Cloud Service Providers: An Analysis of Some Emerging Organizations and Industries

Abstract

Cloud Computing is one of the important service providers in the modern IT and Computing market.This is the service for offering hardware, software, applications, operating systems, platforms andcomplete IT systems through the internet and similar services. There are different models and serviceopportunities in Cloud Computing. Day by day such service i.e. its types are increasing and includingservice providers. The Service models viz. SaaS, IaaS, PaaS are most popular since long back andfrom recent past other focused service models on security, storage services as well. As far as typesare concerned among the Public Cloud, Private Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Computing the required areused in the case to case basis. And in many cases hybrid cloud computing is increasing. However,public cloud computing is the most important and valuable in many contexts. Initially only reputedIT companies are responsible for cloud-based services but gradually other companies dedicated toonly cloud-based services have also emerged. Importantly such companies and service providers arefrom developed and developing countries as well. Cloud Service providers offer various servicemodels, opportunities, flexibilities. The number of service providers in a country like India is alsoincreasing. The market size for cloud is an important matter to note. This paper is highlighting theaspects of cloud service providers, current market size and growing trends as well. This paper is akind of overview one where brief features and aspects of cloud service providers are offered.