IDC's Worldwide Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Taxonomy, 2024

PUBLISHED: June 28, 2024

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Description

This IDC study provides a detailed taxonomy for the public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market. The scope of this document includes public cloud compute and storage services only."Public cloud IaaS will play a significant role in AI-ready infrastructure," said Dave McCarthy, research vice president, Cloud and Edge Infrastructure Services at IDC. "Cloud providers are investing in new high-performance compute and storage services that are designed for the needs of AI workloads. These services extend beyond hyperscale datacenters into on-premises and edge facilities."

Product Code: US51735424

IDC's Worldwide Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Taxonomy

Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Taxonomy Changes for 2024

Taxonomy Overview

Scope of Taxonomy
- Cloud Deployment Models
  - What Is a Public Cloud Infrastructure Service?
    - Public (Shared) Cloud Infrastructure Services
    - Dedicated (Private) Infrastructure Cloud Services
  - IDC Tracks Public Cloud Services Revenue
  - Services Revenue Allocation Methodology for Public Cloud IaaS Segments
    - Nuanced Approach to Public Cloud Infrastructure Services Integration with Other Technology/Services
Infrastructure as a Service Primary Segments
- IaaS Compute Services
  - Virtualized x86 Compute
  - Accelerated Compute
  - Bare Metal Compute
  - Other Compute
- IaaS Storage Services
  - Object Storage
  - Block Storage
  - File Storage