Cloud Computing in 2024: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud Comparison

Cloud computing has become the backbone of modern business infrastructure. With AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud dominating the market, choosing the right provider is crucial.

Market Share (2024)

• AWS: 31% — largest ecosystem, 200+ services
• Azure: 25% — best Microsoft integration, hybrid cloud leader
• Google Cloud: 11% — best for data/ML, Kubernetes leader

Quick Comparison

When to Choose Which

AWS: Startups, enterprises needing maximum service diversity, serverless.

Azure: Microsoft shops, hybrid cloud, .NET workloads, enterprise compliance.

GCP: Data-intensive apps, ML/AI, Kubernetes, open-source focus.

Terraform Multi-Cloud Example

# Deploy the same app to any cloud with Terraform
resource "aws_instance" "web" {
  ami           = "ami-0c55b159cbfafe1f0"
  instance_type = "t3.micro"
  
  tags = {
    Name = "mortex-web-server"
    Environment = "production"
  }
}

# Or Azure
resource "azurerm_linux_virtual_machine" "web" {
  name                = "mortex-web-server"
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.main.name
  location            = "West Europe"
  size                = "Standard_B1s"
}