Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services
Vendors or products added in this year’s report may indicate a change in the market, change in evaluation criteria, or change of focus by the vendor.
No vendors were added in this report.
Vendors or products dropped from one year to the next may indicate a change in the market, change in evaluation criteria, or change of focus by the vendor.
No vendors were dropped in this report.
Digital sovereignty, AI and cloud resilience are among the new trends shaping how organizations select a public cloud provider in 2025,The SCPS market is controlled by global hyperscale cloud providers. The eight SCPS providers featured in this Magic Quadrant control over 97% of the total CIPS market,In 2024, the global market for CIPS stood at $243 billion with a 21.1% growth rate,Over the past three years, the race for preeminence in generative AI has resulted in a deluge of new GenAI services from all providers,Beginning in 2025, geopolitical instability has led IT leaders in both public and private sectors to assess dependencies on global public cloud hyperscalers
A: Vendors must meet strict inclusion criteria including: minimum revenue thresholds ($1 billion for established providers or $500 million with 40% CAGR for newer providers), global presence on at least three continents, comprehensive IaaS and PaaS offerings, and ability to support mission-critical workloads. Vendors appear or disappear based on whether they meet these market participation, traction, business capability, and technical capability requirements.