Multi-cloud is when an organization uses more than one cloud computing and storage service from providers like AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform in a single network architecture. Each of the platforms are unique in their architecture, as well as in the applications they provide and how they support them, resulting in a complex mesh of security, cost, and benefits.
Due to this complexity, many companies find themselves asking if it wouldn’t be simpler to use just one provider? Why would one want to risk security, time, and effort to source and integrate different services from various providers? The answers to these questions lie in the notion that organizations are willing to adopt best-of-breed applications rather than settle for mediocrity from a single provider in the name of uniformity.