Welcome to the Cloud Wars Minute — your daily news and commentary show, hosted by Cloud Wars Founder Bob Evans. Each episode provides insights and perspectives around the “reimagination machine” that is the Cloud.
In this episode, Bob unveils his report card detailing predicted outcomes for six major cloud vendors in Q2 and the real-world numbers reported by each vendor.
Highlights
00:11 — Bob reviews his “report card” for six of the top Cloud Wars companies, comparing his own predictions to official Q2 earnings figures.
00:58 — Bob details his growth projections and the final Q2 tally from each Cloud Wars competitor:
- Microsoft: 29% (reported earnings up 28%)
- AWS: 33% (reported earnings up 33%)
- Google Cloud: 39% (reported earnings up 36%)
- SAP: 24% (reported earnings up 34%, 24% in constant currency)
- ServiceNow: 26% (reported earnings up 25%)
- IBM: 17% (reported earnings up 18%)
03:08 — Impressive Q2 growth numbers re-enforce a growing reputation among cloud vendors as contestants in the greatest growth market the world has ever known.
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