FINAL WORD
Dave Russell ,
Vice President , Enterprise Strategy at Veeam Software
comes to handling data compliantly , being more savvy when it comes to spotting phishing links and using strong , varied passwords that they change regularly .
This takes us on to skills because as well as employees requiring training to improve their digital hygiene and savviness , multi-cloud also creates a skills void at a more technical level – within the IT team itself . Finding talented and experience system administrators and IT personnel is challenging enough as it is .
Now you have to find ones who are well versed in not one , but two or three different cloud platforms . Compatibility and interoperability between these
The public cloud opens up an array of exciting opportunities for organizations looking to consume Software-as-a-Service ( SaaS ) and manage the exploding data volumes which have challenged IT departments globally .
However , there is a feeling among IT teams that the public cloud has not completely fulfilled the promise of being cost-effective . In fact , for many cloud costs are spiralling out of control .
So , it stands to reason , that if it ’ s difficult to contain the costs of using one public cloud , it certainly isn ’ t any easier to contain the costs of using multiple clouds . This is where having a cohesive Cloud Data Management strategy comes into play .
Businesses need to be honest with themselves and ask whether they have adopted an intentional multi-cloud strategy , or did it just happen ?
If it ’ s the latter , that is fine , but it ’ s time to conduct a full review of your cloud provision , and ensure you have the required skills on board to maximize your use of each cloud , contain your storage costs and to ensure data is fully protected across all infrastructure .
Finding talented and experience system administrators and IT personnel is challenging enough as it is .
Businesses looking to deliberately form a multicloud strategy must first ensure that their standards of digital hygiene – including cybersecurity protocols , tracking , clear roles and responsibilities – are fit for purpose .
This is fundamental to the success of reaping the very real benefits , while managing the potential risks in terms of cloud security and cost containment . p platforms are almost non-existent . They are written using different code , programming language and standards . Simply put , they ’ re made using different bricks .
So , it is important that organizations looking to leverage a multi-cloud strategy are furnished with technical skills in all of the platforms they plan to use . This is essential for not only managing and protecting data across multiple public clouds , but also optimizing the costs of this strategy .
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