March 3, 2017

Experts Believe Multi-cloud Implementations Can Be Invaluable

By Jennifer Klostermann

Multi-Cloud Environment The outage this week at Amazon Web Services S3 cloud storage services has created quite a stir, with multi-cloud competitors touting the need for contingency plans in case of such an event. The cost to businesses is potentially in the millions of dollars, and so it’s not surprising that the need for redundancy […]

Multi-Cloud Environment

The outage this week at Amazon Web Services S3 cloud storage services has created quite a stir, with multi-cloud competitors touting the need for contingency plans in case of such an event. The cost to businesses is potentially in the millions of dollars, and so it’s not surprising that the need for redundancy and the importance of distributing data across several regions has been highlighted. Experts believe multi-cloud implementations, when the correct providers are selected, can be invaluable, and should the appropriate partnerships be effected can result in security-focused and structured deployments.

The Multi-Cloud Approach

The hybrid cloud environment that makes use of both private and public cloud setups through various cloud service providers has been gaining popularity, and it’s estimated that the typical organization uses approximately six separate cloud computing services, half private and half public. Such strategies ensure redundancy of infrastructure, hardware, and software, aiding in the management of faults, and further encourage best-route trafficking through networks. Multi-cloud utilization allows enterprises to take the best of each provider and combine these solutions into one maximized multi-cloud solution, essentially enabling the maximization of agility, security, and cost-savings.

The Complexity of Multiple Cloud Vendors

Though offering a promising array of benefits to users, multi-cloud executions typically require complex deployment, management, and security as various cloud resources across multiple vendors are put into play. Necessary considerations include workload portability, hybrid management systems, integration, automation, and the skills to use the various cloud platforms. Managed Service Providers offering multi-cloud solutions to their clients certainly have a valuable opportunity should they be capable of handling such complexity, particularly if automated management and monitoring of different environments from a single dashboard is possible. Moreover, the top managed service providers will have proficiencies in both traditional and cloud infrastructures. Aside from the streamlining benefits to clients of such management solutions, managed service providers in the multi-cloud sphere can ensure migration of workloads between several private and public environments are handled efficiently while providing a single point of contact should anything go wrong.

Enhanced Resilience & Handling Compliancy

Vendor lock-in, data center failures, and bandwidth glitches can leave businesses and their clients severely frustrated; applications that are consistently down reflect poorly and will likely send customers to an organization’s competitors. As such, multi-cloud providers insist that allowing any critical data or application to depend on just one cloud provider is a recipe for disaster. Furthermore, such single-cloud provisions put all of the power into the hands of the service provider who understands that negotiations and disagreements are likely to negatively affect users far more than their own businesses.

Compliance issues and data sovereignty are also encouraging multi-cloud adoption since there’s no set of global rules governing cloud services and thus operating cross-border can be a nightmare of disparate rules and regulations leaving organizations open to exposure. Typically, storing data locally allows for fewer data sovereignty challenges, while latency-sensitive applications benefit from trafficking through data centers located nearer to users.

Constructive but Demanding

Moving between clouds can be difficult because each separate cloud infrastructure has its own unique setups and structures, and would generally not be encouraging users to move on to other cloud service providers. Most providers do their best to make moving onto their platform as simple as possible, but, with good business sense, don’t encourage clients to move away by offering too much ease in such instances. Happily, the same technology that makes it possible for users to move to a cloud service provider is also able to facilitate the process of migration between clouds, and so businesses wishing to take advantage of the cost-savings, agility, and improved solutions of multi-cloud implementations needn’t fret. With the IDC predicting more than 85% of IT organizations will commit to multi-cloud architectures by 2018, multi-cloud implementations could quickly become the norm.

By Jennifer Klostermann

Jennifer Klostermann

Jennifer Klostermann is an experienced writer with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in writing and performance arts. She has studied further in both the design and mechanical engineering fields, and worked in a variety of areas including market research, business and IT management, and engineering. An avid technophile, Jen is intrigued by all the latest innovations and trending advances, and is happiest immersed in technology.
Steve Prentice

Episode 19: Why AWS Needs to Become Opinionated about FinOps

On today’s episode of the CloudTweaks podcast, Steve Prentice chats with Rahul Subramaniam, CEO at CloudFix [...]
Read more

Exploring SaaS Directories: The Path to Optimal Software Selection

Exploring the Landscape of SaaS Directories SaaS directories are vital in today’s digital age, serving [...]
Read more
Steve Prentice

Get Smarter – The Era of Microlearning 

The Era of Microlearning Becoming employable and then staying employable requires ongoing, up to date [...]
Read more

Azure Free Tier vs. AWS Free Tier: Which Provides More Value?

Cloud computing has become a cornerstone for the digital transformation of businesses. From startups to [...]
Read more
Katrina Thompson

Why Zombie APIs are Such an Important Vulnerability

Zombie APIs APIs have a lifecycle, the same as anything else. They are born, they [...]
Read more
Jeff DeVerter

Charting the Course: An Interview with Rackspace’s Jeff DeVerter on AI and Cloud Innovation

Rackspace’s Jeff DeVerter on AI & Cloud Innovation In an insightful conversation with CloudTweaks, Jeff [...]
Read more

SPONSORS

Interviews and Thought Leadership

Michael Kleef

Akamai’s Michael Kleef Reveals Key Shifts in Cloud Computing Landscape

Welcome to a conversation with Michael Kleef, Vice President of Product Marketing, Developer Advocacy, and Competitive Intelligence at Akamai Technologies. Today, we’re privileged to have him share his insights with [...]
Read more
Algirdas Stasiūnaitis

The Future of Cybersecurity: Insights from Cyber Upgrade’s Founders

AI and Cybersecurity: Innovations and Challenges In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, where artificial intelligence and cybersecurity shape the future of our digital world, CloudTweaks is pleased to present [...]
Read more

The Future of Cybersecurity: Insights from Cyber Upgrade’s Founders

AI and Cybersecurity: Innovations and Challenges In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, where artificial intelligence and cybersecurity shape the [...]
Read more

How AI Machine Learning Is Enhancing Customer Experience Across Industries

Elevating Customer Satisfaction: AI’s Impact in Every Sector Recent years have witnessed an incredible transformational leap with regard to Artificial [...]
Read more

5 Azure Cost Management Strategies

What Is Azure Cost Management? Azure cost management refers to the practices and processes that organizations implement to monitor, manage, [...]
Read more

SPONSOR PARTNER

Explore top-tier education with exclusive savings on online courses from MIT, Oxford, and Harvard through our e-learning sponsor. Elevate your career with world-class knowledge. Start now!
© 2024 CloudTweaks. All rights reserved.