Overview
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure are the two leading cloud computing platforms, with AWS holding a 33% market share (Gartner 2023) and Azure at 20%. AWS, launched in 2006 by Amazon, pioneered cloud infrastructure, while Azure, introduced in 2010 by Microsoft, leverages its dominance in enterprise software like Office 365 and Windows Server. Both offer IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, but differ in pricing, ecosystem integration, and global reach.