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cloud-2020-provider-report-Gartner Reprint-v2.pdf	compares AWS, Azure, Google, IBM, Oracle ***

https://www.snapperbuzz.com/blockchain-based-storage-service-gives-tough-competition -to-the-old-players-of-the-market-such-as-amazon-aws/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_ medium=socialutm_campaign=blockchain_based_storage_service_gives_tough_ competition_to_the_old_players_of_the_market_such_as_amazon_aws&utm_content=26_november	Storj provides cheap encrypted cloud storage vs other providers
https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/	Compare Digitalocean.com pricing to AWS and Azure – Azure is high

Key Concepts

Is the Cloud Open or Closed or Both?

There are open solutions you can deploy on cloud platforms.

The cost to deploy open solutions to multiple cloud platforms is logically less than deploying a closed solution to multiple cloud platforms.

Why deploy the same solution to multiple cloud platforms?

Improves resiliency.

Lowers vendor dependency.

At what cost?

Sometimes a proprietary solution can be faster to build, lower cost than available open solutions

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