Business Insider has put together a list of the ten most important companies in cloud computing. Not surprisingly, Amazon heads the list, but some of the names are less well known. For example, it includes Joyent, which offers its own cloud operating system, and SoftLayer, which is reportedly an acquisition target for both IBM and EMC. Here’s the complete list:
- Amazon
- VMware
- Microsoft
- Salesforce.com
- Rackspace
- IBM
- Citrix Systems
- Joyent
- SoftLayer