The growth and adoption of multi-cloud

In recent years, multi-cloud has emerged as a popular approach for businesses to manage their cloud infrastructure. Let’s recap the definition of multi-cloud one more time: we speak about multi-cloud when we use two or more cloud service providers to host and run applications and services. As we look toward the near future, we can expect to see continued developments in multi-cloud as businesses seek to take advantage of its benefits while managing its risks. We’ll talk about managing risks later in this chapter when we explore the concept of SRE.

One of the primary reasons that businesses are looking more into multi-cloud is the need for flexibility and agility. Multi-cloud allows businesses to avoid vendor lock-in and take advantage of the unique features and capabilities offered by different cloud providers. This allows them to optimize their applications and services for specific use cases, such as high-performance computing...