Market Dynamics Driving Azure Administrator Demand
The cloud computing industry continues experiencing unprecedented growth, with Microsoft Azure capturing significant market share. AWS is the leader with 31% of market share, Azure closely follows with 25%, and in only 7 years, Microsoft has doubled its market share (from 12% to 25%)
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20.4% to total $675.4 billion in 2024, up from $561 billion in 2023, with this growth being driven by generative AI (GenAI) and application modernization
Microsoft is recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services, with Gartner placing Microsoft furthest in Completeness of Vision and highest for Ability to Execute
Gartner predicts that more than 50% of enterprises will use industry cloud platforms by 2028 to accelerate their business initiatives, with most organizations leveraging cloud as a business necessity