Technology Magazine August 2021 | Page 144

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SNOWFLAKE

Snowflake is tiny in revenue terms , turning over just a fraction of other companies in this list . Yet it is challenging the incumbents with a fresh approach : the data cloud . Driving into a marketplace obsessed with data mining and visibility across services , Snowflake has very much caught the zeitgeist with its innovative architecture based around a ‘ single version of the truth ’ data set . It ’ s impressive growth could see it competing with established cloud providers within a few years . “ Snowflake has very much caught the zeitgeist with its innovative architecture ”

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IBM CLOUD

IBM is a stalwart enterprise IT provider with over a century of experience in the field , so it ’ s no surprise that it has developed solid cloud strategies to take to its customers . It has an enviable breadth of cloud services and is adept at converting legacy software platforms to new technologies ( cloud is not IBM ’ s first rodeo as far as technological revolution goes ). While some cloud companies sell themselves on lack of legacy , IBM ’ s pragmatic hybrid solutions are frequently better aligned with the needs of real-world businesses .
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