Cloud Platforms¶
A list of public, private, and hybrid cloud computing platforms, including open-source and commercial offerings.
Major Public Cloud Providers¶
Large-scale public cloud platforms offering managed infrastructure and services.
| Platform | Description | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| AWS (Amazon Web Services) | Public cloud platform offering computing, storage, databases, and managed services. | aws.amazon.com |
| Azure (Microsoft Azure) | Cloud computing platform providing infrastructure services, application platforms, and hybrid cloud support. | azure.microsoft.com |
| GCP (Google Cloud Platform) | Cloud computing services focused on application workloads, data, and analytics. | cloud.google.com |
Enterprise & Commercial Cloud Providers¶
Cloud platforms focused on enterprise workloads and commercial infrastructure offerings.
| Platform | Description | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) | Cloud platform supporting enterprise workloads, databases, and infrastructure services. | oracle.com/cloud |
| IBM Cloud | Cloud platform offering virtual servers, bare metal, and managed services. | ibm.com/cloud |
| Alibaba Cloud | Cloud computing platform providing infrastructure and platform services for enterprise and global workloads. | alibabacloud.com |
| SAP Cloud Infrastructure | Cloud infrastructure services designed to support SAP and enterprise workloads. | sap.com/cloud |
Developer-Focused Cloud Providers¶
Cloud providers emphasizing simplicity and infrastructure services for application development.
| Platform | Description | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Cloud platform focused on virtual machines and managed services for application deployment. | digitalocean.com |
| Linode | Cloud hosting provider offering Linux virtual machines and related infrastructure services. | linode.com |
| Vultr | Cloud provider offering virtual machines, bare metal, and global deployment options. | vultr.com |
| Hetzner Cloud | Cloud provider offering virtual machines and infrastructure services, primarily in Europe. | hetzner.com/cloud |
Open-Source Cloud Platforms¶
Open-source platforms for building and managing private or hybrid cloud infrastructure.
| Platform | Description | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | Open-source software for building private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. | openstack.org |
| Apache CloudStack | Open-source software designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines as an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform. | cloudstack.apache.org |
| OpenNebula | Open-source platform for managing virtualized data centers and building private and hybrid clouds. | opennebula.io |
| Eucalyptus | Open-source Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform designed to build private clouds compatible with Amazon Web Services APIs. | eucalyptus.cloud |
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