Authored by Shrikant Navelkar, Director, Clover Infotech
s new-age technologies are transforming the customer and employee experiences, enterprises across the globe are opting for cloud computing to strengthen their digital infrastructure. Since the pandemic, there has been an exponential rise in the number of organizations moving their critical workload to the cloud. As per the latest forecast from Gartner, worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is expected to grow by 20.4% in 2022 to a total of USD 494.7 billion, up from USD 410.9 billion in 2021. It is further expected to reach to USD 600 billion in 2023.
With digital innovation leading the top business objectives, enterprises are going to find it difficult to meet their digital infrastructure needs through just one cloud service provider. Driven by the need for agility and flexibility, multi-cloud is gaining momentum across industries. However, despite offering a plethora of benefits, multi-cloud infrastructure comes with its own set of challenges. Given the prominence that multi-cloud is gaining at workplaces, several half-truths and misleading information have been widely accepted.
We have compiled a list of top myths surrounding the multi-cloud infrastructure:
In conclusion, a multi-cloud environment can be beneficial to enterprises in terms of cost saving, innovation, risk management and scalability. However, its adoption needs to be meticulously planned and executed to avoid misconfigurations and downtime. Once implemented, it needs a designated team equipped with the right skillsets, technologies, and tools to manage it effectively.