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I think Apple does a combination. Both (from the article) of hosting on AWS, Google, & Microsoft, but also on its own data centers. I suppose it also depends o
by justinv 11y ago
I think Apple does a combination. Both (from the article) of hosting on AWS, Google, & Microsoft, but also on its own data centers.
I suppose it also depends on what is being hosted. If you look at Netflix & Dropbox, they both took control of their core piece (CDN & Storage) - not the entire end to end platform. I'd imagine Apple does something similar.
- dzhiurgis 11y agoI winder what would constitute Apple's core?
- notatoad 11y agoApple's core is consumer hardware. Anything they're doing on the cloud is ancillary.
- discodave 11y agoI think you could make the case that iCloud is core to Apples business.
- ac29 11y agoI'd venture to guess it's about the same -- CDN (for their App Stores, OS updates, etc) and storage (iCloud backups, etc). My guess is their cloud compute needs are relatively low compared to storage and content delivery. edit: I should note that yes, as the other poster said their core business is hardware, but their core cloud needs are what I posted.
- yeukhon 11y agoIn Netflix case, I believe owning specialized and custom built systems to handle CDN & storage are essential. I think this CDN is content/media CDN, not the web tier, which I believe is still on Amazon. But feel free to correct me.