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Executive Summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to try to increase its UK market share, but Microsoft Azure is rapidly gaining ground. A report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) highlights that AWS, despite its leading position, is experiencing a slight decline in market share.

In contrast, Microsoft Azure shows significant growth in both revenue and new user acquisition, accompanied by higher profit margins. The CMA is also investigating potential competitive barriers, such as Microsoft's software licensing practices and data egress fees.

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With a proven track record of serving over 70 customers across 8 countries, IG CloudOps has built a reputation for delivering excellence in cloud management for AWS & Azure. Now, with our new footprint in the USA, we have gone global.

Evolution of igroupltd.co.uk to IGCloudOps.com

The decision to rebrand to IG CloudOps shows the changes in our business over the last few years, we have change into a cloud focused business. 

The pull of the cloud is undeniable. Scalability, agility, and innovation serve as the driving forces that propel businesses, like IG CloudOps, onto the Azure platform.

However, amidst the excitement, a silent adversary lurks: cloud costs and overspend. Unmanaged, they can escalate from a mere whisper to a deafening roar, consuming budgets and jeopardising ROI.

In this blog post, we will explore some of the top AWS cost control tools and delve into the benefits of using a cloud management platform with advanced cost management features, such as the CloudOps solution from IG CloudOps.

Maintaining effective cost management for Azure is really important, but often it only gets a focus when costs creep up or spike up. Microsoft is constantly evolving the Azure platform both commercially and technically so cost management is a moving target. 

In this blog post, we'll explore key strategies to master cost management, enabling you to optimise spending and derive the maximum value from your Azure resources.

If you have tried to recruit a Microsoft cloud professional with a bit of experience in Azure, it used to be you had too few options. Now, I seem to get a new CV every hour. Finding and retaining qualified Azure experts has become a real struggle for most IT managers.

In this blog post, we delve into the factors contributing to the Azure expertise gap and explore potential strategies for overcoming this industry-wide challenge.