Azure Versus AWS: A Deep Dive into Cloud Innovation and Strategy

Cloud computing has recorded very rapid growth and has transformed the way IT infrastructures and services are deployed and provided. Cloud deployment technologies like AWS and Microsoft Azure dominate the market. This paper seeks to describe and compare two of these leading cloud platforms, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, in terms of historical evolution, services offered, innovation, and strategies. They look at the specializations, competition, and approach to markets of the various cloud providers and focus on their roles in the evolution and development of technology and cloud computing on the global stage.