The document summarizes a debate between AWS and Microsoft Azure on which cloud computing platform is better. It outlines the origins and features of each platform. AWS currently has a larger market share at 40% compared to Azure's 30%, but Azure is growing rapidly. Both platforms provide competitive pricing and free tiers for users. While AWS has a wider range of current features, Azure focuses more on hybrid cloud solutions and supports developers well. In the end, the document concludes that each platform has its own strengths for different organizational needs.

2. AWS
Azure
Hey guys! Welcome to
the greatest debate of
the century!

3. AWS
Azure
Today, two giants of the cloud
computing industry will go head to
head to decide who amongst them
is better!

4. AWS
Azure
So let’s meet our candidates!
On my left, we have…

5. Azure
AWS
AWS!

6. AWS
Azure
And here we have
Microsoft Azure!

7. Their origin and the features they provide
Pricing
So, among these two, we’ll be choosing the winner based
on:
Their performance presently
And their comparison in terms of -
Free tier
Instance configuration
Market share and options

8. OPENING STATEMENTS

9. AWS
Azure
So, let’s start
with AWS

10. AWS
Launched in 2006.
Used by a majority of
companies around the
world

11. AWS
Launched in 2006.
Used by a majority of
companies around the
world
Dominates the
cloud computing
domain with 40% of
market share

12. AWS
Launched in 2006.
Used by a majority of
companies around the
world
Dominates the
cloud computing
domain with 40% of
market share
Provides a wide
range of services
covering a wide
range of domains

13. AWS
Azure
Now, let’s hear
what Azure has
to say!

14. Azure
Launched in 2010.
Used by most Fortune
500 companies in the
world

15. Azure
Launched in 2010.
Used by most Fortune
500 companies in the
world
Provides services to
more regions than any
other cloud service in
the market

16. Azure
Launched in 2010.
Used by most Fortune
500 companies in the
world
Provides services to
more regions than any
other cloud service in
the market
More than 100 services
available covering a
wide variety of domains

17. AWS
Azure
So, now that they’ve
given their opening
statements, let’s see
what their current
market stats are:

18. CURRENT PERFORMANCE

19. Agenda
40%
30%
30%
MARKET SHARE Q2 2018
Amazon Web Services Azure Others
https://www.skyhighnetworks.com/cloud-security-blog/microsoft-azure-closes-iaas-adoption-gap-with-amazon-aws/

20. Agenda
40%
30%
30%
MARKET SHARE Q2 2018
Amazon Web Services Azure Others
AWS
This 40% indicates most organizations’
clear interest in using AWS! We’re number
one, because of our years of experience
and trust we’ve created among our users!

21. Agenda
40%
30%
30%
MARKET SHARE Q2 2018
Amazon Web Services Azure Others
Sure, you’re the market leader, but I’m not
very far behind! Let me remind you, more
than 50% of the Fortune 500 companies
trust Azure with their cloud computing
needs!
Azure

22. Agenda
40%
30%
30%
MARKET SHARE Q2 2018
Amazon Web Services Azure Others
The rest of the 30% represents other
cloud platform providers like Google
Cloud Platform, Rackspace, IBM
Softlayer and so on…

23. AWS
Azure
So now, for our next
round!
The comparison round!

24. COMPARISON ROUND
PRICING

25. Let’s look at compute instances:
2 vCPUs + 8 GB RAM
~ 0.0928 USD/ hour

26. Let’s look at compute instances:
2 vCPUs + 8 GB RAM
~ 0.0928 USD/ hour
2 vCPUs + 8 GB RAM
~ 0.096 USD/ hour

27. COMPARISON ROUND
MARKET SHARE AND OPTIONS

28. AWS
AWS, occupying 40% of the market share of the cloud computing domain
is the obvious market leader
AWS also prides itself in having more than 100 services that span over 15
domains and are most commonly used across the world

29. Azure
You’re right about that! But Gartner’s
released this year’s magic quadrant and
there’s something you should see in it!

30. Azure
Here’s where having 30% of the
market share comes into play!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-cloud-platform-breaks-into-leader-category-in-gartners-magic-quadrant/

31. Azure
Here’s where having 30% of the
market share comes into play!
With more and more companies
moving towards Azure, it’s only a
matter of time before Azure
overcomes AWS
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-cloud-platform-breaks-into-leader-category-in-gartners-magic-quadrant/

32. Azure
Here’s where having 30% of the
market share comes into play!
With more and more companies
moving towards Azure, it’s only a
matter of time before Azure
overcomes AWS
Azure also provides a constantly
improving roster with more than 100
services spanning a wide range of
services
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-cloud-platform-breaks-into-leader-category-in-gartners-magic-quadrant/

33. COMPARISON ROUND
FREE TIER

34. AWS
AWS provides a significant number of its services for free, helping users get hands-
on experience with the platform, products and services

35. AWS
AWS provides a significant number of its services for free, helping users get hands-
on experience with the platform, products and services
The services under the Free Tier fall under two categories.
Services that will remain free forever and
others that are valid for only one year

36. AWS
AWS provides a significant number of its services for free, helping users get hands-
on experience with the platform, products and services
The services under the Free Tier fall under two categories.
Services that will remain free forever and
others that are valid for only one year
Always Free Valid for a Year
> 20 Services
offered
~20 Services
offered
Eg: Amazon SNS, SQS,
CloudWatch, etc.
Eg: Amazon S3, EC2,
ElastiCache, etc.

37. AWS
AWS provides a significant number of its services for free, helping users get hands-
on experience with the platform, products and services
The services under the Free Tier fall under two categories.
Services that will remain free forever and
others that are valid for only one year
Always Free Valid for a Year
> 20 Services
offered
~20 Services
offered
Eg: Amazon SNS, SQS,
CloudWatch, etc.
Eg: Amazon S3, EC2,
ElastiCache, etc.
Both types of services have limits on their usage (eg: storage, no. of requests, compute time,
etc.), but users are charged for using services that fall under the ‘valid for a year’ category
after their year of usage.

38. Azure
Azure provides a free tier as well! It also provides services that belong to the
categories of free for a year and always free

39. Azure
Azure provides a free tier as well! It also provides services that belong to the
categories of free for a year and always free
Always Free Valid for a Year
25+ Services
offered
8 Services
offered
Eg: App Service, Functions,
Container Service, Active
Directory, etc.
Eg: Linux/ Windows Virtual
Machines, Blob Storage, SQL
Database, etc.

40. Azure
Azure provides a free tier as well! It also provides services that belong to the
categories of free for a year and always free
Always Free Valid for a Year
25+ Services
offered
8 Services
offered
Eg: App Service, Functions,
Container Service, Active
Directory, etc.
Eg: Linux/ Windows Virtual
Machines, Blob Storage, SQL
Database, etc.
Azure also provides users with 200 USD credits to access all their services for 30
days. After which they can use the services that fall under the free for a year and
always free category

41. COMPARISON ROUND
INSTANCE CONFIGURATION

42. The largest instance that AWS offers:
256 GB RAM + 16 vCPUs

43. The largest instance that AWS offers:
256 GB RAM + 16 vCPUs
224 GB RAM + 16 vCPUs
The largest instance that Azure offers:

44. AWS
Azure
Now, for the final round!
Participants will be shown facts,
and they have to give
explanations for these facts!

45. RAPID FIRE

46. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
AWS
Azure

47. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Azure
AWS
AWS has a wide range of features that
users can benefit from. However, they
require a little management from the user

48. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
AWS
Azure
Azure goes slightly deeper with services that
fall under certain categories like PaaS and
IaaS

49. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
AWS
Azure

50. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
AWS
Azure
AWS
Although AWS didn’t emphasize on Hybrid
cloud earlier, they are focusing more on the
technology now

51. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
AWS
AzureAzure
Azure has always emphasized
on Hybrid cloud and has
features supporting it since the
days of its inception

52. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
Developers Better Good
AWS
Azure

53. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
Developers Better Good
AWS
Azure
AWS
Supports integration with
third-party applications

54. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
Developers Better Good
AWS
AzureAzure
Azure provides access to data-
centers that provide a scalable
architecture

55. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
Developers Better Good
Pricing Good Good
AWS
Azure

56. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
Developers Better Good
Pricing Good Good
Azure
Provides a competitive and
constantly decreasing pricing
model
AWS

57. Factor AWS Azure
Features Good Better
Hybrid Cloud Good Better
Developers Better Good
Pricing Good Good
AWS
AzureAzure
Provides offers that are
constantly experimented upon to
provide users with the best
experience

58. AWS
Azure

59. Each Cloud Computing platform has its own pros and
cons. Choosing the right one is based entirely on your
organization’s requirements

60. So, what do you guys think?
Who won?
AWS or Azure?
Let us know in the comments
below!