Multi-cloud is a cloud computing solution whereby an organization utilizes multiple public clouds to perform various tasks. Instead of relying on a single cloud vendor, an organization operating a multi-cloud infrastructure uses resources from several different providers to leverage the unique benefits of each.
Multi-cloud is often as straightforward as using Software as a Service (SaaS) from various cloud vendors, but it typically involves running enterprise applications on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) from multiple providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform. With Cloudways, you can choose to host your applications on any of 5 different cloud infrastructure providers.
While a multi-cloud approach can introduce additional complexities and potentially lead to increased latency, a multi-cloud does reduce dependency on a single vendor, meaning systems and storage are spread across multiple vendors for added reliability and redundancy.
It’s important to distinguish between a multi-cloud and a hybrid cloud; although a multi-cloud and a hybrid cloud can both be used interchangeably, they refer to two different ideas. The term “hybrid cloud” refers to the blending of two or more different types of infrastructure, including at least one public cloud and either a private cloud, an on-premises data center, or both. Multi-cloud refers to the deployment of many public clouds; a private cloud is not always included, though it may be.
