Azure Appears to Lead Over AWS

On June 29, IDC released figures that show Microsoft edging out AWS in 2021 by a close margin — 14.4% market share compared to AWS’ 13.7%.

That growth puts Azure on track to stay in the No. 1 position. That’s per IDC, anyway, which in 2021 also declared Azure the public cloud winner for the prior year with 12.8% revenue share. (For comparison’s sake, over at Synergy Research Group, analysts place AWS ahead of Azure for the first quarter of 2022, with 33% market share.)

If Azure indeed leads the pack, instead of AWS, maintaining that advantage won’t come easily. It stands to reason that Microsoft will have to work hard to maintain its slot. That’s because there’s a lot of competition for customers.