Worldwide Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service 2025 Vendor Assessment

This document is an IDC MarketScape report assessing global public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) providers for 2025. It outlines the rapid growth of the IaaS market, projected to reach $188 billion, driven by the increasing adoption of cloud-native applications and workloads. The report discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on the cloud infrastructure market, detailing how AI influences hardware investments, automation, security, resource optimization, and the development of new AI-driven services. It emphasizes the importance of a distributed approach to cloud infrastructure and the integration of hybrid and multicloud architectures. The document also provides inclusion criteria for vendors evaluated in the assessment, focusing on their operational scale and revenue. Additionally, it offers strategic advice for technology buyers, highlighting the need for a holistic cloud operating model and considerations beyond cost, such as service adjacency and the integration of AI capabilities. The report concludes with a vendor summary profile for Akamai, noting its transformation and expansion in the public cloud IaaS space.