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Google stronger than Azure?

by serge2k 11y ago

eva1984 11y ago
I think momentum wise yes... Google is more a service company than MS, and I believe it is more experienced in cloud technologies.
- gareim 11y ago
  In terms of market share, Microsoft beats Google handily. In terms of year-over-year revenue growth, Microsoft is also beating Google, although Google's growth is better than I had expected. http://www.datamation.com/cloud-computing/microsoft-and-google-lead-in-cloud-growth-aws-rules-overall.html http://www.datamation.com/cloud-computing/microsoft-and-goog...
  - bitmapbrother 11y ago
    A 5% difference is hardly what I would call beating Google handily.
- bryanrasmussen 11y ago
  I don't know, my experience with Google service is that it is on a par with Microsoft UI - makes me want to break things. Maybe we have different meanings of service though - I am thinking of service as 'something does not work, can I get some service for this thing of yours I am using?'
MichaelGG 11y ago
Google Cloud is amazing. Azure is terrible. Azure js for companies that, 15 years ago, were spending their budget on Windows. Great for "enterprises" that want to "leverage cloud". Azure is slow, expensive, poorly designed (network and SSD designs are just bad), and the real slap to the face is that the management UI Is worse than anything from Windows 8.
- crucifiction 11y ago
  "enterprises" that want to "leverage cloud" is where all of the money is. AWS is chasing that dragon too. There is way more money selling cloud stuff to Coca-Cola and GE than to software companies.
  - MichaelGG 11y ago
    Yeah I'm sure this can work out well for Microsoft. But let's not pretend they're in any way a good fit for the scenarios gcloud covers. I'd wager for most of the people on HN, or at least the "startup" focused ones that want a solid IaaS, Google blows Azure out of the water.
  - eva1984 11y ago
    True. But selling to those companies, can hardly cultivate an ecosystem around it. Without vocal early adopters and evangelists in the wild, it is impossible for AWS to get to its current stage. Those people may not bring in that big of money, but they are willing to take risks and eagerly to give feedbacks, sharing their experience and come up with their own solution around it. The feedback loop is enclosed in that way, and the service can evolve with it. MS still doesn't hit that spot yet.

Google stronger than Azure?

by serge2k 11y ago

Google stronger than Azure?

eva1984 11y ago

I think momentum wise yes... Google is more a service company than MS, and I believe it is more experienced in cloud technologies.

gareim 11y ago
In terms of market share, Microsoft beats Google handily. In terms of year-over-year revenue growth, Microsoft is also beating Google, although Google's growth is better than I had expected. http://www.datamation.com/cloud-computing/microsoft-and-google-lead-in-cloud-growth-aws-rules-overall.html http://www.datamation.com/cloud-computing/microsoft-and-goog...
- bitmapbrother 11y ago
  A 5% difference is hardly what I would call beating Google handily.
bryanrasmussen 11y ago
I don't know, my experience with Google service is that it is on a par with Microsoft UI - makes me want to break things. Maybe we have different meanings of service though - I am thinking of service as 'something does not work, can I get some service for this thing of yours I am using?'

MichaelGG 11y ago

Google Cloud is amazing. Azure is terrible. Azure js for companies that, 15 years ago, were spending their budget on Windows. Great for "enterprises" that want to "leverage cloud". Azure is slow, expensive, poorly designed (network and SSD designs are just bad), and the real slap to the face is that the management UI Is worse than anything from Windows 8.

crucifiction 11y ago
"enterprises" that want to "leverage cloud" is where all of the money is. AWS is chasing that dragon too. There is way more money selling cloud stuff to Coca-Cola and GE than to software companies.
- MichaelGG 11y ago
  Yeah I'm sure this can work out well for Microsoft. But let's not pretend they're in any way a good fit for the scenarios gcloud covers. I'd wager for most of the people on HN, or at least the "startup" focused ones that want a solid IaaS, Google blows Azure out of the water.
- eva1984 11y ago
  True. But selling to those companies, can hardly cultivate an ecosystem around it. Without vocal early adopters and evangelists in the wild, it is impossible for AWS to get to its current stage. Those people may not bring in that big of money, but they are willing to take risks and eagerly to give feedbacks, sharing their experience and come up with their own solution around it. The feedback loop is enclosed in that way, and the service can evolve with it. MS still doesn't hit that spot yet.