1、DEVOPS AND THE PUBLIC CLOUD:New Ways to Pay forthe Public CloudQ2 2022COMMISSIONED BYDANIEL KIRSCHPrincipal Analyst and Managing DirectorCONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY.3HYPERSCALERS DOMINATE,BUT ALTERNATIVE PROVIDERS ARE GAINING GROUND.5DEVOPS TEAMS CONTINUE TRYING AND BUYING ALTERNATIVE CLOUD PROVIDERS.

2、6WHY ADD A NEW CLOUD PROVIDER?.7PAYING FOR CLOUD:CREDIT CARDS AND FORMAL CONTRACTS RULE FOR NOW.9SMALL,VERY LARGE BUSINESSES ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ALTERNATIVE PAYMENTS .10YOUNGER DEVOPS WORKERS ARE THE MOST EAGER FOR MORE PAYMENT CHOICES.12ALTERNATIVE CLOUDS AND ALTERNATIVE PAYMENTS GO HAND-IN-HAND.13V

3、ENDORS:BUSINESS AS USUAL,BUT PAYMENT ALTERNATIVES GAIN A TOEHOLD.14THE TECHSTRONG RESEARCH VIEW.16SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS.18ABOUT TECHSTRONG RESEARCH.19COMMISSIONED BY2COMMISSIONED BY31Executive SummaryDEVOPS TEAMS worldwide continue to embrace a widening array of public cloud vendors and payment option

4、s.Techstrong Researchs latest quarterly survey of 458 development professionals,managers and senior leaders across 20 industries shows growing interest in both trusted alternative cloud providers as well as in new ways to pay for cloud infrastructure,including Google Pay,PayPal,Venmo and cryptocurre

5、ncies.Our research and analysis found:Multi-cloud and alternative providers continue to gain DevOps attention and business.Nearly 75%of respondents say their infrastructure will be cloud-based by the end of this year,a double-digit increase from our 2021 study.A similar percentage of firms polled is

6、 using more than one cloud provider,up 20%in a year.Some 43%are considering adding one or more new suppliers over the next 12 months;29%are unsure.The biggest drivers are to increase vendor choices,reduce costs and complexity,and minimize outages.The largest cloud providers Amazon Web Services,Micro