Count the 10 most important companies in the cloud computing field

is now popular in the hot, not only the major IT giants in this layout, many new companies also as their opportunity to enter the field of cloud computing. Not only is it changing the Internet, it is also changing our daily lives. So what's going on today, let's look at the 10 most important companies in cloud computing Business Insider summed up:

While Amazon is probably most familiar with E-commerce, it is no doubt that Amazon is the most important role in cloud computing, like start-ups Dropbox and Instagram, which are powered by cloud technology provided by Amazon.

Rackspace is a cloud service provider. Its power comes from the openstack,openstack of its open source cloud service to building cloud services like Google's Android system for Android handset makers.

While Microsoft is a bit late in the field, its cloud services Azure provides support to thousands of Windows platform developers on enterprise cloud services. At the same time starting to dabble in non-Windows platforms, hoping to compete with Amazon, there are rumors that Azure will soon support Linux. In addition to Azure, Microsoft also has consumer-focused cloud services such as cloud storage SkyDrive and cloud Office software suite Office 365.

Google is a world of cloud computing, and Google App Engine is a platform for Google's Google data Center's development, hosted web apps that support Java and Python languages. Google Cloud Storage is another enterprise-class cloud service similar to Amazon S3. Today, Google has launched its own cloud storage Google Drive. In addition to the above, Google Cloud printing and Chrome OS are its future layout in the cloud computing field.

There is a big controversy about putting Red hat in this list because its cloud services OpenShift is also based on Amazon's AWS platform. OpenShift is a platform that is open to open source developers, a service (PaaS). OpenShift offers more flexibility than any PAAs, and it supports Java, Python, PHP, Perl, and Ruby. It provides Linux enthusiasts with a more convenient application development platform than Amazon's AWS, and is free.

Citrix, another application services software solution provider, quickly entered the cloud computing field after acquiring a start-up company Cloud.com more than $200 million 1 years ago. Because it is free, its Cloudstack platform has become a formidable competitor to VMware's Vcloud platform.

Salesforce is a global leader in on-demand CRM solutions, and Salesforce has a better edge in cloud computing after acquiring a cloud-computing start-up Heroku with $212 million.

Linode is the favorite of Linux users, it is characterized by a fixed cost, not like the other is to take the number of how much to pay the model. Fixed-paid cloud services are called "Virtual Private Servers" or VPS, and if you don't want to use Amazon's AWS, Linode is an option most people would think of.

VMware does not provide cloud services on its own, but its vcloud specifically designs a common cloud computing service for enterprise and service providers, which supports all applications or operating systems, and is able to choose where applications are run (internal or external). Verizon is one of the more than 100 cloud services currently built through Vcloud.

It may be known that Verizon is America's leading provider of cable and voice communications, but it has no idea that it has a strong voice in cloud computing. Last year, Verizon was among the big players in the cloud service sector, acquiring host custody at $1.8 billion trillion and Terremark, one of the largest independent providers of cloud services for big businesses and government agencies.

Cloud computing is changing our internet, and it will also change our way of life, especially in terms of work. For companies, this is a huge gold mine, and for consumers, it may make our work and life more convenient.