Learn Azure and AWS Top Reads #3

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Jason Price
March 04, 2025

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📰 Top Reads of the Week

An analysis of how generative AI has driven half of the cloud computing market’s growth over the last two years, with AWS retaining a 30% market share, Azure at 21%, and Google Cloud at 12%.

CoreWeave, a cloud provider backed by Nvidia, reported an over eight-fold increase in revenue for 2024 as it prepares for a major IPO in New York, aiming to raise over $3 billion. The company offers data centers and high-powered AI chips, competing with Microsoft’s Azure and Amazon’s AWS.

Microsoft has criticized the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for not considering the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in its investigation into the cloud computing market. Microsoft accused the CMA of making a “fundamental mistake” by ignoring AI’s significant role in shaping market competition.

Amazon, through its AWS cloud division, has unveiled its first quantum computing chip, named Ocelot. This development represents significant progress toward building fault-tolerant quantum computers that can tackle complex problems beyond the capacity of current technology.

A head-to-head comparison of AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft’s most recent financial earnings results for Q4 2024, including total sales, operating income, cloud market share, and revenue growth. (Check out our certification poll results below from last week. They align to the comparisons in this article).

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📚 In Case You Missed It

A quick roundup of recent content to revisit:

• Top Cloud Computing Certifications for 2025 and Beyond
A new report highlights the top-paying cloud certifications for 2025, with salaries reaching over $200,000. Certifications like AWS Certified Security - Specialty and Google Cloud’s Professional Cloud Architect are among the highest-paying.

• Big Tech Plans Over $300 Billion in AI Spending for 2025
Major technology companies are significantly increasing their investments in artificial intelligence (AI), with planned spending reaching over $300 billion in 2025. Amazon leads with a $100 billion-plus investment, while Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), and Meta also forecast substantial expenditures in AI infrastructure. You can also watch the YT Short here.

• How Cloud AI Is Reshaping Enterprise IT
AI and cloud computing are converging fast. This piece explains how IT pros can prepare for AI-powered DevOps, automated security, and self-healing infrastructure.

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Poll results from last week’s newsletter

Which Certification Path is Next for You?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AWS (50%)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Azure (33%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Google Cloud (13%)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Other (4%) 46 Votes

Thanks to all who voted. Until next week, keep learning and building!