How Google is beating Microsoft in the cross-platform cloud
(Android Central)

Image credit: ICT Journal Google`s new open-source, cross-platform hybrid cloud solution, Anthos, is positioned to take on Microsoft`s and Amazon`s lead in computing`s new frontier- the intelligent cloud. Microsoft`s Azure Cloud solution and Amazon`s (AWS) cloud platform are the industry`s cloud leaders. Microsoft`s CEO, Satya Nadella`s professional experience and passion for cloud computing are reflected in his unwavering commitment to pushing Microsoft`s future deeper and more broadly into the cloud. Despite Windows phone and Microsoft enthusiasts` complaints about Nadella`s lack of consumer focus and seeming cloud-obsessed tunnel vision his strategy has greatly benefitted the company. The company took, for a time, the lead as the world`s most valuable company mainly due to its cloud success. The rewards are not just financial. Microsoft is second only to Amazon as an industry cloud provider, and hundreds of companies use its enterprise cloud solutions. Azure is a preferred platf...