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There are a number of reasons for deploying a multicloud [[architecture]], including reducing reliance on any single vendor, cost-efficiencies, increasing flexibility through choice, adherence to local policies that require certain data to be physically present within the area/country, geographical distribution of processing requests from physically closer cloud unit which in turn reduces latency, and mitigating against disasters. It is similar to the use of best-of-breed applications from multiple developers on a [[personal computer]], rather than the defaults offered by the operating system [[vendor]]. It is a recognition of the fact that no one provider can be everything for everyone. Various issues and challenges also present themselves in a multicloud environment.<ref name=synytsky>{{cite web|last1=Synytsky|first1=Ruslan|title=How To Overcome The Challenges Of Gaining Multi-Cloud Interoperability|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/10/25/how-to-overcome-the-challenges-of-gaining-multi-cloud-interoperability/|publisher=Forbes Technology Council|accessdate=25 October 2018}}</ref> Security and governance is more complicated, and more "moving parts" may create resiliency issues. Selection of the right [[Cloud computing|cloud]] products and services can also present a challenge, and users may suffer from the [[paradox of choice]].<ref name=linthicum>{{cite web|last1=Linthicum|first1=David|title=Why you should care about multicloud|url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/why-you-should-care-about-multicloud-222173|publisher=Infoworld|accessdate=3 July 2014}}</ref> |
There are a number of reasons for deploying a multicloud [[architecture]], including reducing reliance on any single vendor, cost-efficiencies, increasing flexibility through choice, adherence to local policies that require certain data to be physically present within the area/country, geographical distribution of processing requests from physically closer cloud unit which in turn reduces latency, and mitigating against disasters. It is similar to the use of best-of-breed applications from multiple developers on a [[personal computer]], rather than the defaults offered by the operating system [[vendor]]. It is a recognition of the fact that no one provider can be everything for everyone. Various issues and challenges also present themselves in a multicloud environment.<ref name=synytsky>{{cite web|last1=Synytsky|first1=Ruslan|title=How To Overcome The Challenges Of Gaining Multi-Cloud Interoperability|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/10/25/how-to-overcome-the-challenges-of-gaining-multi-cloud-interoperability/|publisher=Forbes Technology Council|accessdate=25 October 2018}}</ref> Security and governance is more complicated, and more "moving parts" may create resiliency issues. Selection of the right [[Cloud computing|cloud]] products and services can also present a challenge, and users may suffer from the [[paradox of choice]].<ref name=linthicum>{{cite web|last1=Linthicum|first1=David|title=Why you should care about multicloud|url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/why-you-should-care-about-multicloud-222173|publisher=Infoworld|accessdate=3 July 2014}}</ref> |
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However, in 2019 April Google announced releasing Anthos, which can manage workloads on third-party clouds, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure<ref name="krill">{{cite web|last1=Krill|first1=Paul|date=|title=Google releases Anthos for cloud management|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3388680/google-releases-anthos-for-cloud-management.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=5 January 2021|website=|publisher=IDG communications(Infoworld)}}</ref> and in the late 2020 Techcrunch announced new independent multi cloud management platform CAST AI entering the market, additionally offering cost optimisation, so developers will be able to get the best of each of the public clouds without being locked in.<ref name="miller">{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ron|date=|title=Cast.ai nabs $7.7M seed to remove barriers between public clouds|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/25/cast-ai-nabs-7-7m-seed-to-remove-barriers-between-public-clouds/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=30 December 2020|website=|publisher=Verizon Media (Techcrunch)}}</ref><ref name="fydorenchyk">{{cite web|last1=Fydorenchyk|first1=Tetiana|date=|title=No More Hegemony: Multi-Cloud Approaches Are Within Reach|url=https://dzone.com/articles/no-more-hegemony-multi-cloud-approaches-are-within|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=9 November 2017|website=|publisher=DZone}}</ref> |
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'''Commercial products for the multi-cloud''' |
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In 2019 Google released Anthos, which claims the ability to manage workloads on third-party clouds, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure<ref name="krill">{{cite web|last1=Krill|first1=Paul|date=|title=Google releases Anthos for cloud management|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3388680/google-releases-anthos-for-cloud-management.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=5 January 2021|website=|publisher=IDG communications(Infoworld)}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Multicloud (also spelled multi-cloud or multi cloud) is the use of multiple cloud computing and storage services in a single heterogeneous architecture. This also refers to the distribution of cloud assets, software, applications, etc. across several cloud-hosting environments. With a typical multicloud architecture utilizing two or more public clouds as well as multiple private clouds, a multicloud environment aims to eliminate the reliance on any single cloud provider. It differs from hybrid cloud in that it refers to multiple cloud services rather than multiple deployment modes (public, private, legacy).[1][2] Also, in a multicloud environment, synchronization between different vendors is not essential to complete a computation process, unlike parallel computing or distributed computing environments.
For example, an enterprise may concurrently use separate cloud providers for infrastructure (IaaS), platform (PaaS) and software (SaaS) services, or use multiple infrastructure (IaaS) or platform (PaaS) providers. In the latter case, they may use different infrastructure providers for different workloads, deploy a single workload load balanced across multiple providers (active-active), or deploy a single workload on one provider, with a backup on another (active-passive).
There are a number of reasons for deploying a multicloud architecture, including reducing reliance on any single vendor, cost-efficiencies, increasing flexibility through choice, adherence to local policies that require certain data to be physically present within the area/country, geographical distribution of processing requests from physically closer cloud unit which in turn reduces latency, and mitigating against disasters. It is similar to the use of best-of-breed applications from multiple developers on a personal computer, rather than the defaults offered by the operating system vendor. It is a recognition of the fact that no one provider can be everything for everyone. Various issues and challenges also present themselves in a multicloud environment.[3] Security and governance is more complicated, and more "moving parts" may create resiliency issues. Selection of the right cloud products and services can also present a challenge, and users may suffer from the paradox of choice.[4]
Commercial products for the multi-cloud
In 2019 Google released Anthos, which claims the ability to manage workloads on third-party clouds, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure[5]
See also
References
- ^ Rouse, Margaret. "What is a multi-cloud strategy". SearchCloudApplications. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ King, Rachel. "Pivotal's head of products: We're moving to a multi-cloud world". ZDnet. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Synytsky, Ruslan. "How To Overcome The Challenges Of Gaining Multi-Cloud Interoperability". Forbes Technology Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Linthicum, David. "Why you should care about multicloud". Infoworld. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Krill, Paul. "Google releases Anthos for cloud management". IDG communications(Infoworld). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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