Multi-Cloud

Multi-cloud is a strategy of using services from two or more public cloud providers within one organisation. It is chosen for resilience, specific capabilities, regulatory reasons or bargaining power.

Related Terms

  • Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud

    Public, private and hybrid cloud are the main cloud deployment models, describing where computing resources run and who shares them. Public cloud is shared provider infrastructure, private cloud serves one organisation, and hybrid connects the two.

  • Terraform

    Terraform is an infrastructure-as-code tool that lets teams define cloud and on-premises resources in declarative configuration files. It then plans and applies the changes needed to make reality match.

  • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

    Cloud security posture management (CSPM) continuously checks cloud accounts for risky misconfigurations and drift from security policy. It then helps teams prioritise and fix what it finds.

  • Data Residency

    Data residency is the requirement or decision to store and process data in a specific country or region. It is driven by law, regulation, contracts or customer expectations, and shapes how cloud and AI systems are deployed.

  • FinOps

    FinOps is an operating practice that brings engineering, finance and business teams together to manage cloud spending. Teams share visibility of costs and make trade-offs between speed, quality and spend.

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