Cloud Storage
AI mentions in answer for 1 question: "What does the Cloud Storage industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry."
2025-12-30
76
Brands
100
Sources
1
Questions
5
AI Models
About This Report
This report was generated for brands and citations mentioned in answers about Cloud Storage from 5 AI models (namely: Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest), Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest),
OpenAI ChatGPT Latest,
Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest)). AI models were asked the following questions:
- "What are the best Cloud Storage options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space." (view report)
- "If I'm looking to get into Cloud Storage, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed." (view report)
- "What does the Cloud Storage industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." (view report)
Brand Rankings
Brands mentioned by AI models, ranked by share of voice
| # | Brand | Voice | Position | Mentions | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
97.3%★
|
2★ | 5.5% (11)★ |
|
| 2 |
Microsoft Azure
organization
|
90.9%★
|
1★ | 3.5% (7)★ |
|
| 3 |
Gartner
organization
|
68.9%★
|
18★ | 7.5% (15)★ |
|
| 4 |
|
36.8%★
|
7★ | 3.5% (7)★ |
|
| 5 |
|
30.3%★
|
5★ | 2.5% (5)★ |
|
| 6 |
|
27.7%★
|
6★ | 2.5% (5)★ |
|
| 7 |
The Register
product
|
21.9%★
|
20★ | 3.0% (6)★ |
|
| 8 |
AWS re:Invent
event
|
20.8%★
|
13★ | 2.5% (5)★ |
|
| 9 |
|
20.8%★
|
10★ | 2.5% (5)★ |
|
| 10 |
|
16.5%★
|
9★ | 2.5% (5)★ |
|
| 11 |
Werner Vogels
person
|
14.4%★
|
10★ | 1.5% (3)★ |
|
| 12 |
Stack Overflow
organization
|
13.3%★
|
19★ | 3.0% (6)★ |
|
| 13 |
Google Cloud Next
event
|
9.4%★
|
16★ | 2.0% (4)★ |
|
| 14 |
Microsoft Ignite
event
|
9.4%★
|
15★ | 2.0% (4)★ |
|
| 15 |
|
9.3%★
|
4★ | 1.5% (3)★ |
|
| 16 |
Blocks and Files
product
|
8.4%★
|
16★ | 2.5% (5)★ |
|
| 17 |
|
7.5%★
|
3★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 18 |
|
6.4%★
|
5★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 19 |
r/aws
organization
|
5.4%★
|
20★ | 1.5% (3)★ |
|
| 20 |
r/AZURE
organization
|
5.4%★
|
21★ | 1.5% (3)★ |
|
| 21 |
r/googlecloud
organization
|
5.3%★
|
22★ | 1.5% (3)★ |
|
| 22 |
|
4.8%★
|
11★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 23 |
|
4.2%★
|
6★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 24 |
Antonio Neri
person
|
4.1%★
|
8★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 25 |
Dell Technologies World
event
|
3.9%★
|
17★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 26 |
VMware Explore
event
|
3.9%★
|
18★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 27 |
Synergy Research Group
organization
|
3.6%★
|
1★ | 3.0% (6)★ |
|
| 28 |
Google Cloud Blog
product
|
3.5%★
|
25★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 29 |
3.1%★
|
13★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
|
| 30 |
Enrico Signoretti
person
|
1.9%★
|
9★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 31 |
|
0.6%★
|
11★ | 1.5% (3)★ |
|
| 32 |
StorageNewsletter
product
|
0.6%★
|
34★ | 2.0% (4)★ |
|
| 33 |
Storage Field Day
event
|
0.5%★
|
25★ | 1.5% (3)★ |
|
| 34 |
Andy Jassy
person
|
0.4%★
|
16★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 35 |
Satya Nadella
person
|
0.3%★
|
17★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 36 |
Thomas Kurian
person
|
0.3%★
|
18★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 37 |
|
0.3%★
|
1★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 38 |
ZDNet Cloud
product
|
0.3%★
|
36★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 39 |
|
0.2%★
|
11★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 40 |
|
0.2%★
|
12★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 41 |
|
0.1%★
|
3★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 42 |
|
0.1%★
|
21★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 43 |
|
0.1%★
|
22★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 44 |
|
0.1%★
|
23★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 45 |
|
0.1%★
|
24★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 46 |
|
0.1%★
|
25★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 47 |
r/datacenter
organization
|
0.1%★
|
46★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 48 |
r/cloud
organization
|
0.1%★
|
47★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 49 |
Azure Storage Blog
product
|
0.1%★
|
65★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 50 |
AWS Podcast
product
|
0.1%★
|
68★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 51 |
Azure Friday
product
|
0.1%★
|
70★ | 1.0% (2)★ |
|
| 52 |
|
0.1%★
|
18★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 53 |
|
0.1%★
|
19★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 54 |
Drew Houston
person
|
0.1%★
|
29★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 55 |
Aaron Levie
person
|
0.1%★
|
30★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 56 |
David Friend
person
|
0.1%★
|
31★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 57 |
Lydia Leong
person
|
0.1%★
|
32★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 58 |
Jerome Wendt
person
|
0.1%★
|
34★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 59 |
Krista Macomber
person
|
0.1%★
|
35★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 60 |
Cloud Expo Europe
event
|
0.1%★
|
40★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 61 |
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon
event
|
0.1%★
|
41★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 62 |
Open Infrastructure Foundation
organization
|
0.1%★
|
45★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 63 |
Spiceworks Community
organization
|
0.1%★
|
52★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 64 |
InfoWorld Cloud Computing
product
|
0.1%★
|
56★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 65 |
TechTarget Storage
product
|
0.1%★
|
57★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 66 |
ComputerWeekly Storage
product
|
0.1%★
|
59★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 67 |
Forrester Research
organization
|
0.1%★
|
60★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 68 |
ACM Queue
product
|
0.1%★
|
61★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 69 |
IEEE Cloud Computing
product
|
0.1%★
|
62★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 70 |
AWS Blog - Storage
product
|
0.1%★
|
63★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 71 |
The New Stack
product
|
0.0%★
|
66★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 72 |
High Scalability
product
|
0.0%★
|
67★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 73 |
Google Cloud Platform Podcast
product
|
0.0%★
|
69★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 74 |
The Cloudcast
product
|
0.0%★
|
71★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 75 |
AWS Online Tech Talks
product
|
0.0%★
|
72★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
| 76 |
Google Cloud Tech
product
|
0.0%★
|
73★ | 0.5% (1)★ |
|
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What is this AI Mentions Report about?
This report analyzes how AI chatbots like Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest), Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest) respond to questions related to Cloud Storage. It identifies which brands, products, and organizations are mentioned most frequently and measures their share of voice in AI responses.
What questions were analyzed in this report?
This report analyzed answers to 3 questions:
- "What are the best Cloud Storage options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space." (view report)
- "If I'm looking to get into Cloud Storage, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed." (view report)
- "What does the Cloud Storage industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." (view report)
How many brands were analyzed in this report?
This report analyzed 76 unique brands mentioned across 5 AI models.
How many web sources were detected?
AI models cited 100 unique web sources (domains) when answering questions.
Which brands are mentioned most by AI models?
The top 3 most mentioned brands are Google Cloud Storage (organization,product), Microsoft Azure (organization), Gartner (organization), based on analysis of 5 AI model responses.
How many AI models were analyzed?
This report analyzed responses from 5 AI models: Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest), Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest).
What does "Share of Voice" mean and how is it calculated?
Share of Voice (Voice %) measures brand prominence across AI models.
Formula: Share of Voice = Model Coverage × Quality Score
Where:
• Model Coverage = Sum of normalized weights for models mentioning the brand
• Quality Score = Prominence / Max Prominence in dataset
• Prominence = Mentions × (1 / log₂(Position + 1))
Model weights (based on Monthly Active Users):
• OpenAI ChatGPT Latest: 900M MAU (~54.1% weight)
• Google Gemini Flash (latest): 650M MAU (~39.1% weight)
• Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest): 45M MAU (~2.7% weight)
• X.AI Grok (latest): 39M MAU (~2.3% weight)
• Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest): 30M MAU (~1.8% weight)
Brands appearing in top positions across high-traffic models achieve higher Share of Voice.
Formula: Share of Voice = Model Coverage × Quality Score
Where:
• Model Coverage = Sum of normalized weights for models mentioning the brand
• Quality Score = Prominence / Max Prominence in dataset
• Prominence = Mentions × (1 / log₂(Position + 1))
Model weights (based on Monthly Active Users):
• OpenAI ChatGPT Latest: 900M MAU (~54.1% weight)
• Google Gemini Flash (latest): 650M MAU (~39.1% weight)
• Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest): 45M MAU (~2.7% weight)
• X.AI Grok (latest): 39M MAU (~2.3% weight)
• Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest): 30M MAU (~1.8% weight)
Brands appearing in top positions across high-traffic models achieve higher Share of Voice.