Microsoft is the most popular supplier of public cloud services among tech executives of large companies. However, when it comes to revenue generation, Amazon Web Services (AWS) seems to be winner.
These are the findings of semiannual survey by Goldman Sachs, for which 100 IT executives from Global 2000 companies were interviewed last month.
The results of the survey show that 56 of these 100 CIOs use Azure for cloud infrastructure compared to 48 for AWS. The numbers indicate some overlap.
More respondents expect their companies to use Azure over three years than any other competition service. 66 CIOs expect to use Azure for their cloud infrastructure while 64 expect to deploy AWS. 30 CIOs expect to opt for Google Cloud.
Microsoft’s popularity does not match the company’s revenue share. While AWS captured $9 billion in revenue in the third quarter, as per the estimates of Griffin Securities analyst Jay Vleeschhouwer, Azure third-quarter revenue was about $4.33 billion.
According to the analysts from Goldman Sachs, 23% of IT workloads from large companies are on the public cloud in December compared to 19% in June. The percentage is expected to rise to 43% in the coming three years.