While multi-cloud can improve availability and eliminate vendor lock-in, the success of using multiple clouds is not a guarantee. Companies require a sound multi-cloud strategy to ensure they do not run into operational or financial issues.

This article helps business owners and decision-makers create an effective multi-cloud strategy. Read on to learn how to plan a move to multi-cloud and prepare your company for the impending cultural shift.

Why Should You Adopt a Multi-Cloud Strategy?

A multi-cloud is a challenging environment to set up and run, and an overarching strategy ensures a company is ready to take on the challenge. A well-thought-out plan helps:

• Set up an efficient multi-cloud environment.
• Ensure a high ROI.
• Stop cloud security threats and risks.
• Ensure smooth expansions in the future.

A multi-cloud strategy helps maximize the effects of using multiple clouds, including:

• Deploying the best market solution for each task and workload.
• Better cloud disaster recovery.
• High availability.
• Easier and faster cloud migration.

Many companies move into multiple clouds gradually and without a plan, typically one service or application at a time. This approach quickly becomes unwieldy and leads to cloud sprawl, uncontrolled management of cloud instances, services, or providers. A sound multi-cloud strategy prevents sprawl from hurting your efficiency and budget.

A multi-cloud strategy also ensures you are ready for what the new setup requires from your organization. The shift to multi-cloud demands:

• Managing two (or more) different vendors.
• Understanding the financial models of all services.
• Efficient integration across all setups.
• Security operations that protect all environments.

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