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Multi-Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects - Second Edition

By : Jeroen Mulder
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Multi-Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects - Second Edition

By: Jeroen Mulder

Overview of this book

Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your enterprise with the transformative power of multi-cloud adoption? As a cloud architect, you understand the challenges of navigating the vast array of cloud services and moving data and applications to public clouds. But with 'Multi-Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects, Second Edition', you'll gain the confidence to tackle these complexities head-on. This edition delves into the latest concepts of BaseOps, FinOps, and DevSecOps, including the use of the DevSecOps Maturity Model. You'll learn how to optimize costs and maximize security using the major public clouds - Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. Examples of solutions by the increasingly popular Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Alibaba Cloud have been added in this edition. Plus, you will discover cutting-edge ideas like AIOps and GreenOps. With practical use cases, including IoT, data mining, Web3, and financial management, this book empowers you with the skills needed to develop, release, and manage products and services in a multi-cloud environment. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered the intricacies of multi-cloud operations, financial management, and security. Don't miss your chance to revolutionize your enterprise with multi-cloud adoption.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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Index

The growth and adoption of multi-cloud

In recent years, multi-cloud has emerged as a popular approach for businesses to manage their cloud infrastructure. Let’s recap the definition of multi-cloud one more time: we speak about multi-cloud when we use two or more cloud service providers to host and run applications and services. As we look toward the near future, we can expect to see continued developments in multi-cloud as businesses seek to take advantage of its benefits while managing its risks. We’ll talk about managing risks later in this chapter when we explore the concept of SRE.

One of the primary reasons that businesses are looking more into multi-cloud is the need for flexibility and agility. Multi-cloud allows businesses to avoid vendor lock-in and take advantage of the unique features and capabilities offered by different cloud providers. This allows them to optimize their applications and services for specific use cases, such as high-performance computing...