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This page provides details about cloud.google.com (Tech Companies) which was ranked #3 out of 100 in the list of sources (13 citations (8.3% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest)) when they were asked the following 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." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch. This source is referenced for brands: Google Cloud Storage, Backblaze, Thomas Kurian, Google Cloud Next, Synergy Research Group +1 more.

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Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest) (2 citations)

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.

[...] ability 2. **Microsoft Azure Blob Storage** - [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/blobs](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/blobs) - Second-largest provider with ~23% market share - Tightly integrated with Microsoft 365 ecosystem 3. **Google Cloud Storage** - [https://cloud.google.com/storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage) - Third major player with ~10% market share - Known for machine learning integration and analytics capabilities 4. **Dropbox** - [https://www.dropbox.com](https://www.dropbox.com) - Consumer and business file sync/share leader - Over 700 million registered users 5. **Box** - [https:/ [...]

cloud.google.com/storage December 30, 2025

[...] agazine/cd) - **;login:** by USENIX - [https://www.usenix.org/publications/loginonline](https://www.usenix.org/publications/loginonline) ### Blogs & Influencer Sites - **AWS Blog - Storage** - [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/) - **Google Cloud Blog** - [https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer) - **Azure Storage Blog** - [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/bg-p/AzureStorageBlog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/bg-p/AzureStorageBlog) - **The New Stack** - [https://thenewstack.io](https://thenewstack.io) - Cloud-native coverage - **High Scal [...]

cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer December 30, 2025

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (5 citations)

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.

[...] https://aws.amazon.com/s3/) (plus archival tiers like [Amazon S3 Glacier](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/glacier/)) - **Microsoft Azure** – flagship object storage: [Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/storage/blobs/) - **Google Cloud** – flagship object storage: [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage) Common “best product” picks by need (within hyperscalers): - General-purpose object storage: [Amazon S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/), [Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/storage/blobs/), [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage) - Managed network file storag [...]

cloud.google.com/storage December 30, 2025

[...] oud** – flagship object storage: [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage) Common “best product” picks by need (within hyperscalers): - General-purpose object storage: [Amazon S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/), [Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/storage/blobs/), [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage) - Managed network file storage: [Amazon EFS](https://aws.amazon.com/efs/), [Azure Files](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/storage/files/), [Google Cloud Filestore](https://cloud.google.com/filestore) - Managed block volumes: [Amazon EBS](https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/), [Azure Managed Disks]( [...]

cloud.google.com/storage December 30, 2025

[...] ://aws.amazon.com/efs/), [Azure Files](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/storage/files/), [Google Cloud Filestore](https://cloud.google.com/filestore) - Managed block volumes: [Amazon EBS](https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/), [Azure Managed Disks](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/managed-disks/), [Google Persistent Disk](https://cloud.google.com/persistent-disk) --- ## 3) Best-known end-user cloud storage brands (consumer + collaboration) These are prominent for individual/SMB file sync/share and collaboration (not the same thing as app-facing object storage, but part of the “cloud storage” market people interact with daily): - [Google Drive](https://w [...]

cloud.google.com/persistent-disk December 30, 2025

[...] www.servethehome.com/) - Cloud-native engineering coverage: [InfoQ](https://www.infoq.com/) ### Vendor engineering blogs (where many storage features are first explained) - [AWS Storage Blog](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/) - [Microsoft Azure Blog](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/) - [Google Cloud Blog](https://cloud.google.com/blog) --- If you tell me your context (consumer storage vs app/object storage, or enterprise hybrid; plus budget/region/compliance constraints), I can narrow this into a practical shortlist and “who to watch” map for your specific segment. [...]

cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer December 30, 2025

[...] orage fits Kubernetes-era operations) (For vendor-led strategy perspectives, the main cloud CEO/CTO channels also matter: [AWS Leadership Principles / AWS exec bios entry points](https://aws.amazon.com/executive-insights/) , [Microsoft Leadership](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/leadership), [Google Cloud Leadership](https://cloud.google.com/leadership).) --- ## 6) Emerging startups & notable trends ### Trends shaping product roadmaps - **S3-compatible storage everywhere** (private cloud/on‑prem/edge) anchored on the [Amazon S3 API](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/Welcome.html) and implementations like [MinIO](https://min.io/) [...]

cloud.google.com/leadership December 30, 2025

Google Gemini Flash (latest) (1 citation)

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.

[...] ge](https://aws.amazon.com/products/storage/) * **Microsoft Azure Storage:** Highly integrated with enterprise Windows environments. [Azure Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/category/storage/) * **Google Cloud Storage:** Known for high-speed data processing and AI integration. [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage) * **Pure Storage:** A leader in All-Flash storage arrays and storage-as-a-service. [Pure Storage](https://www.purestorage.com/) * **NetApp:** Specializes in hybrid cloud data services and data management. [NetApp](https://www.netapp.com/) * **Dell Technologies:** A giant in hardware-based en [...]

cloud.google.com/storage December 30, 2025

X.AI Grok (latest) (5 citations)

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.

[...] Storage as a key product, strong in enterprise hybrid scenarios [Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/blobs/) [Synergy Research Group](https://www.srgresearch.com/). - **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)**: ~12% share, Google Cloud Storage excels in analytics integration [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage) [Synergy Research Group](https://www.srgresearch.com/). Market leadership confirmed by Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage (2023), positioning AWS, Azure, and Google as Leaders [Gartner Magic Quadrant 2023](https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/4024360). ### Best [...]

cloud.google.com/storage December 30, 2025

[...] b Storage**: Top for enterprise compliance and integration with Microsoft stack [Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/blobs/) [G2](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-storage). - **Google Cloud Storage**: Best for multi-regional performance and BigQuery integration [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage) [G2](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-storage). - **Cloudflare R2**: Emerging best for zero-egress-fee S3-compatible storage [Cloudflare R2](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/r2/) [G2](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-storage). Comparisons: [Cloudwards.net Cloud Storage Reviews 2024](https [...]

cloud.google.com/storage December 30, 2025

[...] ngs/Notes | Links | |----------|---------------------|---------------------|-------| | Hyperscalers | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud | Object/block/file storage leaders | [AWS Storage](https://aws.amazon.com/products/storage/), [Azure Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/category/storage), [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/products/storage) | | Hot Storage Specialists | Wasabi, Backblaze B2 | S3-compatible, low-cost hot storage | [Wasabi](https://wasabi.com/), [Backblaze B2](https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage) | | Value/Dev-Friendly | DigitalOcean Spaces, Vultr Object Storage | Affordable for SMBs/startups | [DigitalOcean Spaces [...]

cloud.google.com/products/storage December 30, 2025

[...] S CEO, shapes storage strategy [AWS Leadership](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/leadership/). - **Satya Nadella**: Microsoft CEO, drives Azure storage innovation [Microsoft Leadership](https://news.microsoft.com/leadership/). - **Thomas Kurian**: Google Cloud CEO, focuses on data analytics storage [Google Cloud Leadership](https://cloud.google.com/about/leadership). - Thought leaders: **Rakesh Pandey** (storage analyst at Canalys) [Canalys](https://www.canalys.com/); **Erik Osterman** (open source storage advocate) via Twitter/X influence; **James Hamilton** (former AWS VP, now Google Cloud advisor) [Hamilton's Blog](https://perspectives.mvdirona.com/). ### [...]

cloud.google.com/about/leadership December 30, 2025

[...] [Crunchbase Cloud Storage](https://www.crunchbase.com/hub/cloud-storage-companies). ### Major Conferences and Events - **AWS re:Invent** (Dec 2024, Las Vegas): Premier storage announcements [re:Invent 2024](https://reinvent.awsevents.com/). - **Google Cloud Next** (Apr 2025): Storage and AI focus [Google Cloud Next](https://cloud.google.com/next). - **Microsoft Ignite** (Nov 2024): Azure storage deep dives [Microsoft Ignite](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ignite). - **Storage Field Day** (ongoing): Vendor-neutral storage events [Storage Field Day](https://www.techfieldday.com/event/storagefieldday/). - **KubeCon + CloudNativeCon** (Nov 20 [...]

cloud.google.com/next December 30, 2025