European Cloud Provider Landscape: STACKIT and Market Overview
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Summary
This article provides an overview of the European cloud provider landscape, focusing on STACKIT as a new entrant launched in 2024. STACKIT is backed by the Schwarz Group (Europe's largest retail company) and targets business clients in the DACH region. The article compares European cloud providers based on their IaaS offerings (VMs, managed databases) and highlights differences in PaaS, AI, and serverless services. It also covers feature comparisons, developer experience, green policies, and includes how-to guides for various cloud services.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledThere is a growing landscape of European cloud providers.
All of them are offering basic IaaS services, such as VMs and managed databases.
Differences are in the PaaS offering, in AI and in serverless services.
STACKIT is the newcomer, officially launched in 2024.
STACKIT is backed by the Schwarz group, the largest retail company in Europe, based in Germany.
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