Executive Focus: Living in a Multicloud World

• Multicloud IT is now a reality for most organizations, even though it can increase complexity and costs.
• Organizations using multiple clouds can benefit from consolidating on a single infrastructure for security, systems management, regulatory compliance, and other IT management functions.
• Microsoft offers many services that support multicloud operations, but there are gaps.

Introduction

Many organizations consume resources in multiple public clouds, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud (also called Google Cloud Platform [GCP]). According to a recent (2023) survey by Flexera, 87% of respondents (enterprises and medium businesses) have multicloud environments. Recognizing this, Microsoft provides many tools to assist IT in managing multicloud estates. This Executive Focus report describes the forms of multicloud implementations found in enterprises and the major issues associated with multicloud and the relevant technologies Microsoft provides.