What Are AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) was first to market in 2006, and it is the original cloud offering. Being in this space the longest, AWS has the most offerings and diversity of offerings backed by a global infrastructure that serves hundreds of millions of customers, including non-profits, startups, and larger organizations, from Netflix to Airbnb to NASA.
Microsoft Azure launched in 2010 and capitalizes on Microsoft’s strength in large enterprise relationships (Microsoft calls it enterprise ready). Azure is known for its hybrid capabilities, which allow it to integrate into the wide array of Microsoft product offerings very well. Some of its key customers include Walmart, Adobe, and Samsung.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) GCP launched in 2011 and benefits from the compute and networking infrastructure weaknesses of enterprise companies while having strong offerings in analytics, machine learning, and AI. Some of its notable customers are X, HSBC, and Target.