Strategy using multiple cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in and leverage best-of-breed services.
Multi-cloud is the use of multiple cloud providers—for example, Azure for Microsoft workloads, AWS for specific services, and GCP for analytics. Multi-cloud can reduce vendor dependency, leverage unique provider capabilities, and provide resilience. However, it increases complexity—different security models, management tools, and skills required. Multi-cloud should be deliberate strategy, not accidental sprawl.
Why It Matters
The DSC Perspective:
Multi-cloud is often reality through acquisitions and shadow IT rather than strategy. Managing security across multiple clouds requires understanding each provider's model and maintaining consistent policies.