Hyperscaler
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
A cloud or infrastructure provider operating data centers and platforms at enormous global scale, typically with highly automated provisioning and massive capital investment. The term usually refers to companies such as AWS, Microsoft, and Google in industry discussions.
In plain English: A giant cloud provider that runs infrastructure at enormous scale.
Example: "Competing directly with a hyperscaler on raw infrastructure economics is a losing game for most startups."