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 reviews the growth rates of four top cloud vendors in Q2, with a sneak peek at a fifth poised to leap into the top spot by the end of the month.
Highlights
00:08 — Despite foreign currency exchange issues, cloud vendor Q2 earnings remained strong. Google Cloud claimed the top spot with 36% growth in Q2.
00:32 — SAP ranked second with a growth rate of 34%, followed by AWS (33%) and Microsoft (28%). Microsoft’s total cloud revenue for Q2 hit $25 billion.
01:35 — Bob anticipates Oracle‘s fiscal quarter ending Aug. 31 will show between 44-47% growth with the addition of Cerner‘s numbers.
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