EDITOR ’ S QUESTION

RANJITH KAIPPADA , MANAGING DIRECTOR ,

CLOUD BOX TECHNOLOGIES

Regional enterprises are always on the lookout for agility in their business operations . Different cloud providers have varied specialties such as one could be a leading provider in machine learning capabilities while the other might have an A-game offering low latency and downtime .

With data and applications stored in various data centres dispersed geographically , the multi-cloud platform approach allows organisations to cope with any disruption due to natural disasters , network outages , or hardware failures . As the data is redundantly stored , it is always accessible to the parties and customers thereby preserving critical business operations even when some of the servers go down .

Regional enterprises are choosing a multi-cloud approach because of performance optimisation . With multiple cloud providers at work , enterprises can strategically distribute or allocate their applications and workloads putting less strain and risk of default on specific servers .

Enterprises enjoy freedom from lock-in that cloud vendors may impose . It adds more flexibility and gives them technological advantages which ultimately trickles to end users . Quintessentially , it ends up in enhanced customer experiences that can ultimately translate into higher sales and revenues .

Storing , protecting , and accessing data is capitalintensive especially when a regional enterprise is serving hundreds of thousands of people residing miles away . They also require expensive equipment and systems to facilitate data storage and accessibility . That is where storing data at multiple locations with cloud service providers gets the upper hand .

There is no upfront cost or maintenance as these service providers ensure you get ample space to store data , mechanisms to safeguard , and method as to access it as and when needed with ease .

The multi-cloud approach maximizes return on investment as enterprises can optimise their cloud spending . They can optimise resource and workload allocation based on various factors including regulatory constraints and performance requirements . This ends up reducing the operational expenses required to set up such as cloud architecture ensuring the funds can be used towards key innovations .

Additionally , multiple cloud providers can accommodate customers ’ demands and scale computing performance as and when required .

Enterprises enjoy freedom from lock-in that cloud vendors may impose .

Industries such as healthcare , government , and finance have specific rules and regulations in place on where the data is stored , and how it is processed , protected , and accessed . Following these regulations is critical to comply when conducting business with certain kinds of industries . With a multi-cloud approach , enterprises can comply with infrastructural , geographical , and other regulations without risking any non-compliance that could ultimately attract legal issues and penalties or both .

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