A multi-cloud approach works well for a large number of enterprises. RightScale’s 2017 State of the Cloud Report found that 85 percent have a multi-cloud strategy. That is up from 2016 where 82 percent reported a multi-cloud approach.
There are several benefits to implementing a multi-cloud solution:
- Disaster recovery: A cloud outage serves to demonstrate the potential pitfalls of a single cloud solution. Many companies haven’t fully thought through their disaster-recovery procedures, but multi-cloud does offer protection compared to a single point failure.
- Prevention of lock-in: Enterprises are reluctant to lock in with only one vendor, and multi-cloud approach allows them the flexibility to switch vendors or take advantage of the benefits of each of a variety of vendors.
- Workload performance: Enterprises like the ability to match the workload with the cloud provider that makes the most sense. For instance, Windows applications workloads match best with Microsoft Azure.
- Cloud hydration: One of the challenges of digital transformation is the movement of data from traditional storage to cloud storage. A multi-cloud environment makes it easier to concurrently move data to new cloud platforms......Learn More
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