In 2021, 74 percent of enterprises indicate using cloud hosting/infrastructure services such as AWS EC2 or Azure VMs. Enterprises are also using platform as a service (PaaS) solutions including Heroku or Azure App Service to a great extent. Notably, traditional small and midsize businesses use less cloud services in general and therefore have less complex cloud setups.
Usage of cloud services by type by organizations worldwide in 2021, by business size
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Traditional SMBs are businesses with less than 500 employees who provide non-technology products to customers; Tech-focused SMBs are businesses with less than 500 employees who provide technology-focused or hybrid products to customers; Enterprises are businesses with over 500 employees.
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