Summary
In this chapter, we have focused on multi-cloud environments. We have reviewed the importance of having a multi-cloud strategy to allow organizations to adopt multi-cloud environments. We have also discussed the various IAM solutions from AWS, Azure, and GCP that allow organizations to have a central directory service that can keep a single identity for each end user.
We looked at the various methods that AWS, Azure, and GCP allow organizations to connect between different cloud environments on different cloud providers using a site-to-site VPN tunnel. We also discussed the various data security mechanisms (encryption at transit, encryption at rest, and confidential computing). Then, we reviewed the importance of cost management in multi-cloud environments. We reviewed the concepts of CSPM and CIEM. Finally, we looked at patch management, configuration management, and monitoring in multi-cloud environments.
Understanding the topics mentioned in this chapter will provide...