Taking a multi-cloud approach

Before the cloud existed, organizations used multiple vendors to use the best of the breed and avoid vendor lock-in. As more public cloud players come into the market, organizations are looking to create a multi-cloud approach. A multi-cloud approach is about utilizing two or more public cloud providers to serve organization infrastructure and technology needs. The multi-cloud strategy could be a mix of major public cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, IBM, and so on. Organizations can choose to share their workload between different clouds based on their geographical availability, technical capabilities, and cost. They can also combine multi-cloud with on-premise.

One of the major advantages of a multi-cloud strategy is having vendor flexibility. With multi-cloud, you get the advantage of choosing between vendors and retain your negotiation power, agility, and flexibility. In the event of a missed SLA, you have the option...