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FINAL WORD strategy . The question I would post , is how many have a deliberate multi-cloud strategy ?
Yes . Many enterprises will have weighed up the pros and cons of working with each cloud provider and implemented a Cloud Data Management strategy to ensure they can manage and protect data across multiple public cloud platforms .
Focusing on security first , so often cybersecurity vulnerabilities can be traced back to low levels of digital hygiene – a problem that is exasperated by using multiple cloud providers . In an ideal world , businesses would all have the required digital hygiene to successfully manage a multi-cloud environment , reaping the benefits of scalability and diverse capabilities this can bring .
But we must not pretend that a significant number are likely to have found themselves working with multiple cloud providers , based on factors such as what platforms their partners use , through mergers and acquisitions , or in an attempt to contain spiralling costs . This is where the risk of multi-cloud can begin to offset the benefits .
Send in the digital health inspectors
Multi-cloud brings a number of challenges in terms of cloud security , skills and cost optimization which businesses must be aware of before investing heavily in this as a strategy .
But in the real world rather than the ideal world , many businesses are still challenged by shadow IT and employees who require more extensive training when it
Multi-cloud brings a number of challenges in terms of cloud security , skills and cost optimization which businesses must be aware of .
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