# Hyperscaler

Concept · [Cloud, hosting and security](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud)

Also called: hyperscalers, hyperscale, hyper scaler, big cloud, big three cloud

An informal name for the very largest [cloud providers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud-provider), which run huge fleets of [data centers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-center). No official list exists. [Amazon Web Services](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/aws), [Microsoft Azure](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/azure) and [Google Cloud](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gcp) appear on the lists that the vendors Red Hat and [IBM](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ibm) publish.

**For example:** An investor asks which hyperscaler a startup runs on. The [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) answers with the name of [the cloud](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/cloud) provider that hosts the product.

## Connects to (7)

- [Cloud provider](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud-provider): A company that rents out computing services, such as servers, storage and databases, over the internet and on demand.
- [Amazon Web Services](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/aws): Amazon's cloud provider, usually called AWS.
- [Microsoft Azure](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/azure): Microsoft's cloud provider.
- [Google Cloud](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gcp): Google's cloud provider.
- [Data center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-center): A building that houses the computers, storage and network equipment that run online services, along with the power and cooling they need.
- [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google): The company behind Google Search, Gemini and Google Cloud.
- [Meta](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/meta): The company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hyperscaler