Navigating the multi-cloud maze: Simplifying connectivity for enterprise success

Cloud computing has transformed the landscape of enterprise IT since its rapid ascent in the early 2010s, bringing immediate agility, scalability, and rapid execution to enterprises. As businesses started to reap these benefits, they started connecting to more networks, making their IT environments more complex but still manageable.

The next phase saw private cloud connections, growing workloads and functions expanding, resulting more security layers being added as the environment became complicated further. As they finally began adopting multiple clouds, this led to the rise of an intricately complex cloud estate.

In today’s world, almost all enterprises have more than one cloud provider, with more data than ever going to the cloud, particularly given the rise of work from anywhere and ubiquitous customer access. The industry data also supports this where research indicates that over 80% of businesses have adopted a multi-cloud strategy, with 78% using more than three public clouds, enabling them to avoid vendor lock-in and enhance operational resilience.

This increasing adoption of cloud technologies highlights the critical need for advanced connectivity solutions. In fact, According to Gartner, in a landscape where cloud concentration is one of the top-five emerging risks, advanced connectivity solutions for enterprises are not just beneficial but absolutely essential.

Transitioning seamlessly from embracing the benefits of cloud computing to navigating the complexities of multi-cloud environments, enterprises are finding innovative ways to optimise their digital strategies and enhance their business operations.

“Research indicates that over 80% of businesses have adopted a multi-cloud strategy, with 78% using more than three public clouds.”. What is multi-cloud connectivity and why is it crucial?

Businesses strategically use multiple cloud providers to optimise performance, reduce downtime, and ensure data redundancy. This approach empowers companies to avoid vendor lock-ins, mitigate risks and leverage diverse cloud capabilities tailored to specific needs.

Use Cases for multi-cloud connectivity

1. Disaster recovery and business continuity: Swiftly move workloads to an alternate cloud in the event of a data centre failure, ensuring uninterrupted service delivery and preventing any revenue loss.
2. Optimised performance: Allocate workloads dynamically across multiple clouds, based on factors such as geographical location, latency, and workload characteristics.
3. Cost optimisation: Multi-clouds enable allocating workloads to the most cost-effective cloud providers optimising expenditure and avoiding lock-in.
4. Compliance and data sovereignty: Certain regions have strict data sovereignty regulations. Multi-cloud connectivity allows organizations to host data in compliance with these regulations while still leveraging the benefits of multiple cloud providers.
5. Innovation and vendor diversity: Different cloud providers offer unique services and tools. By harnessing multiple providers, businesses can access a broader array of cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation.

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What makes multi-clouds different from hybrid clouds?

With their distinct computing approaches, hybrid clouds and multi-clouds designed to address specific organisational needs. While hybrid cloud integrates private or on-premises components such as a data centre with public cloud services, a multi-cloud environment combines the capabilities of various types of public cloud architecture allowing each of the cloud types to focus on specific tasks.

Multi-clouds operate and manage data, processes, and workloads independently, offers greater flexibility, agility, and redundancy. Hybrid clouds on the other hand, offer the advantage of handling sudden spikes in demand, providing seamless scalability and data control between private and public cloud environments.

Embarking on a multi cloud journey with Tata Communications

As enterprises navigate the complexities of multi-cloud environments, the significance of the role of a technology partner cannot be overstated in a company’s cloud transformation journey, in achieving seamless integration and operational excellence. By bringing in technology specialists with domain expertise, industry knowledge, and comprehensive cloud and network solution suites, enterprises can focus on their core competencies and business objectives while the technology partner oversees all cloud deployments and implementations.

“The significance of the role of a technology partner cannot be overstated in a company’s cloud transformation journey.” - Muralikrishnan R Associate Vice President, Tata Communications

This is where Tata Communications comes in with its full stack of solutions catering to ‘to, for and between the cloud’. With our acclaimed IZO? Multi Cloud Connect, recognised as a leader in global WAN services by Gartner? we can simplifying multi-cloud connectivity for you, and empower your enterprise to thrive in a multi-cloud ecosystem where connectivity defines success. Learn more about IZO? Multi Cloud Connect and its capabilities by clicking here.

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