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What is Multi-Cloud?

A strategy of using services from multiple cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in and leverage best-of-breed capabilities.

Multi-cloud distributes workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, and other providers. This avoids dependency on a single vendor, leverages each provider's strengths (e.g., GCP for ML, AWS for breadth), and improves resilience.

Challenges include increased complexity, inconsistent APIs, data transfer costs, and security management across platforms. Tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Pulumi help manage multi-cloud infrastructure consistently.

Related Terms

Cloud Function
A serverless compute service that runs code in response to events without requiring server management or infrastructure provisioning.
Edge Computing
A distributed computing paradigm that processes data near the source of generation rather than in a centralized cloud data center.
Virtual Machine (VM)
A software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
Cloud Monitoring
Services that collect, analyze, and alert on metrics, logs, and traces from cloud infrastructure and applications.
Cloud Cost Optimization
Strategies and practices to reduce and control cloud computing expenses while maintaining performance and availability.
Hybrid Cloud
A computing environment that combines on-premises infrastructure with public cloud services, allowing data and applications to move between them.
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