CSC Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IaaS

Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service
08 December 2011, ID Number: G00226914
Lydia Leong, Ted Chamberlin

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The Gartner report is available upon request from CSC.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

When people think about "cloud computing," public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is often one of the first things that comes to mind. It's the "computing" in cloud computing — on-demand compute, storage and network resources in a shared multitenant environment. There has been tremendous hype surrounding these services, but there are a number of use cases for which cloud IaaS delivers excellent business value.

The common use cases for public cloud compute IaaS are: development and testing environments; high-performance computing and batch processing; Internet-facing websites and Web-based applications (which may or may not have architectures specifically designed for the cloud); and nonmission-critical internal business applications. These use cases are typically peripheral to the organization's infrastructure needs.

Definition of Leader:

Leaders have distinguished themselves by offering an excellent service and having an ambitious future road map. They usually serve a broad range of use cases well, although they do not excel in all areas, and they are not necessarily the best providers for a specific need. They have a track record of successful delivery, along with many referenceable customers.