New Delhi, May 9 (IANS): European IT services provider Atos has been positioned as leader in cloud infrastructure migration and management by NelsonHall, a leading global BPS and ITS research & analysis firm.

The NelsonHall "NEAT vendor evaluation study" assessed 14 global vendors that offer cloud advisory, assessment, migration, hosting and management services.

"Hybrid Cloud is one of the four strategic digital pillars of growth for Atos and the foundation of our clients' digital transformations. Our investment in Hybrid Cloud is central to our goal of being the global leader in Hybrid Cloud services," said Peter Pluim, Executive Vice President for Infrastructure and Data Management at Atos, in a statement.

According to NelsonHall, the cloud infrastructure migration and management market will grow at 16 per cent per annum to reach $61 billion by 2020, with Public Cloud hosting as the fastest growing segment.

Offering one of the largest cloud ecosystems available, the Atos "Canopy Orchestrated Hybrid Cloud" platform provides businesses with end-to-end managed and digital services over a combination of multiple Cloud types.