Big Companies in the Cloud

You would think that big companies have the resources to develop and manage their own cloud solutions. Yet, these blue chip companies are migrating all or part of their IT solutions and databases to external clouds. The reason for this is that the benefits of the cloud extend far beyond IT cost savings. Industry leaders have demonstrated that the cloud can spur innovation, quickly expand a business into a new product line and provide business insights through big data analytics. The following are only some of the large companies that have taken cloud computing by storm. They show all of us that we should expand our thinking of just how valuable the cloud can be.

• Netflix
• Xerox
• Pinterest
• Instagram
• Etsy
• Apple
• Coca Cola
• General Mills