This document discusses recent developments in the cloud computing market. It analyzes strategies and acquisitions by major players like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, and others. It attempts to categorize cloud services into infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). The structure of the cloud computing market has evolved from a single public cloud to a mix of public, private, and hybrid cloud models. The document predicts corporations will increasingly utilize a mix of public and private clouds to meet different application and data needs.