Blog 1: AWS Named as a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services for 15 Years in a Row
Overview: 15 Years of Industry Leadership
On August 4, 2025, Gartner published its latest Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services (SCPS) report. Amazon Web Services (AWS) was once again recognized as a Leader marking the 15th consecutive year AWS has held the top position in this report.
Notably, Gartner placed AWS highest on the “Ability to Execute” axis, reflecting AWS’s ongoing commitment to providing the broadest and deepest set of capabilities to accelerate innovation, along with unparalleled security, reliability, and performance that customers can trust for their most critical applications.
1. Three Core Strengths Recognized by Gartner
1.1. Largest Cloud Community Worldwide
AWS has built a strong global community of cloud professionals, providing significant opportunities for learning and engagement.
Key Community Initiatives:
- AWS Builder Center: Platform to connect directly with AWS Heroes and AWS Community Builders
- AWS User Groups: Global network of user groups for knowledge exchange
- Millions of active customers and tens of thousands of partners worldwide
This is the most common feedback from customers: AWS has the largest and most dynamic cloud community, making it easy to ask questions and learn from the community.
1.2. Cloud-Inspired Custom Silicon
AWS has leveraged its cloud computing experience to develop custom silicon designs:
- AWS Graviton: Processors optimized for performance and cost
- AWS Inferentia: Dedicated chips for AI/ML inference
- AWS Trainium: Machine learning model training chips
Benefits:
- Tighter integration between hardware and software
- Improved energy efficiency
- Greater control over supply chains
1.3. Global Scale and Operational Execution
AWS’s significant share of global cloud market revenue has enabled it to build a larger and more robust network of integration partners than other providers in this analysis. This helps organizations successfully adopt cloud.
2. Enterprise Support Programs
AWS focuses on facilitating digital transformation for enterprise customers through several programs:
2.1. AWS Migration Acceleration Program
An acceleration program that helps enterprises migrate workloads to the cloud faster and more efficiently.
2.2. AWS Transform
Using generative AI to support migration and modernization of critical workloads:
- .NET applications
- Mainframe environments
- VMware deployments
3. Report Methodology and Evaluation
The full Gartner report outlines the methodology and evaluation criteria used to develop their assessments of each cloud service provider.
This report can serve as a guide when choosing a cloud provider that helps you innovate on behalf of your customers.
Conclusion
AWS being recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for 15 consecutive years is not just a proud achievement but also demonstrates:
- Continuous Innovation: From custom silicon to generative AI
- Customer Commitment: Largest community, comprehensive support programs
- Superior Execution Capability: Global scale, strong partner network
Enterprises can trust AWS as a long-term strategic partner to build, operate, and innovate in the cloud.
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Author
Channy Yun (윤석찬)
Channy is a Lead Blogger of AWS News Blog and Principal Developer Advocate for AWS Cloud. As an open web enthusiast and blogger at heart, he loves community-driven learning and sharing of technology.