Without cloud computing , work in many companies would be impossible today. In addition, more and more private users are hiring cloud services. The benefits are clear: not only are maintenance costs, storage space and computing power saved, but important data is also guaranteed to be protected in an emergency. To meet the different data security and performance requirements of different specific services, different cloud services can be combined in a multicloud infrastructure ..
The first question is: what does the term multicloud refer to ? There is not really a service called multicloud . Rather, the term describes the practice of using several different clouds simultaneously, often from different providers . For this reason, a multicloud infrastructure includes at least two different clouds. It can consist, for example, of a private cloud and a public cloud or multiple clouds of the same type.
The basis of this strategy is that cloud services from different providers cover different usage requirements . While Solution A can offer plenty of storage space and fast computing power, Solution B excels in data security. With a multicloud strategy , you don't have to choose between the two options, but instead you can choose the most appropriate cloud for different tasks and ultimately manage all services in a single organizational structure.
Not only does this versatility have a positive impact on computing power, it can also minimize the risk of (commercial) damage from server failure or data loss. However, services must be coordinated in a comprehensive multi- cloud management to prevent applications or some of their functions from interfering with each other. It must be ensured at all times that the exchange of information and data between the various cloud platforms runs smoothly..
Multicloud should not be confused with a hybrid cloud. While a multi-cloud solution uses different cloud models in parallel, a hybrid cloud is a combination of public cloud and internal data center or private cloud (externally operated), managed in a common system. This solution is mainly used in companies that work with sensitive data and therefore have high requirements on data security. A hybrid cloud can be part of a multicloud infrastructure .
The extent to which different cloud services are used is not fixed. In its strictest sense, every private user who has a Google account and a Microsoft account is already working with the multicloud . But, of course, the definition is not about everyday use of the Internet of Things or the Internet of Things..
The concept of multicloud is mainly aimed at users who operate internal or external cloud servers and want to expand the range of services by adding certain components that their provider does not offer or that cannot be easily implemented in the internal solution. Due to the relative complexity of configuring and managing a multicloud infrastructure , it is particularly suitable for companies that have already built an in-house IT infrastructure and are successfully managing it themselves.
If you don't need a multicloud , but want cloud computing services from a single provider, IONOS can help: combine cloud servers as you see fit.
If these conditions are true, there are several reasons to switch to multicloud :
In the explanations above, we already listed some advantages and disadvantages of multicloud . To have a better overview, here we summarize the most important topics: