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There are only three companies capable of delivering hyperscale cloud computing, the head of Microsoft’s Azure declared yesterday. After years of cloud tub-thumping, it was inevitable that marketers would need a new modifier or level of hyperbole, and “hyper” is the obvious next choice. Definitions are elastic, but it's agreed …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Surely they didn't mean Google? They are way, way behind Amazon and Microsoft in this space.

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    1. Tim Brown 1
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      In terms of technology, Google are possibly way ahead of Amazon and Microsoft, simply because of what they have developed to run their own applications.

      Microsoft would be the one I'd put a distant third in this race.

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      1. WP7Mango
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        The correct order...

        The correct order in terms of current market share is (in descending order of size) -

        1. Amazon

        2. Microsoft

        3. Google

        In terms of technology, they are all about the same, although I think Microsoft are currently slightly ahead.

        In terms of growth, Microsoft appears to be leading.

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        1. Trevor_Pott Gold badge
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          Re: The correct order...

          I challenge you on the technology bit. And the growth bit. Both crowns belong to Google.

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  2. Richard Wharram

    100,000 cores?

    Cores or vCores?

    They will be contested surely.

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  3. channel extended
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    Marketing is news?

    First we have a phrase that means nothing, it just sounded cool so marketing ran with it. CLOUD.

    Now we have another marketing phrase that means even less. HYPERCLOUD.

    Next we need to announce the newer and betterer. META-VARIABLE-SUPER-HYPER-CLOUD.

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    1. Trevor_Pott Gold badge
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      Re: Marketing is news?

      Exacloud, surely...

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      1. Hardcastle the ancient
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        Re: Exacloud

        Didn't Fred Hoyle write a novel about that?

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