Interoute
Strengths: Interoute has tightly integrated its cloud services with its global network, which has broad coverage of the major European markets. That strategy of leveraging its networking reach and expertise can be a draw for customers that have complex distributed applications.
Cautions: Interoute's cloud is limited to hosting mostly communications applications. The provider is depending on its partners to build higher-level services on its platform.
While it has jumped to a good start in building an ecosystem of software partners, Interoute is still lacking solution partners.
"Cloud IaaS is a very expensive market in which to compete, and Interoute will find it challenging to muster the resources necessary to accelerate its success in the market."
