{"id":8247,"date":"2018-04-19T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=8247"},"modified":"2018-02-20T21:34:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T05:34:40","slug":"multi-cloud-added-security-and-control-complexities-outweigh-potential-feature-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/multi-cloud-added-security-and-control-complexities-outweigh-potential-feature-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Cloud: Added Security and Control Complexities Outweigh Potential Feature Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

On average, mid to large companies are using five different cloud platforms for operations across their businesses, according to a study by Rightscale<\/a>. Using more than one cloud platform has the advantage of choosing the best of breed for specific business requirements.\u00a0 Businesses can factor in considerations like cost and features when making the decision.\u00a0 Using more than one cloud vendor can also minimize downtime risks and provide more options if problems are identified with any one vendor.<\/p>\n

Bikash Koley<\/a>, chief technology officer at Juniper Networks, said that<\/a> “for IT to be successful in becoming multicloud-ready, it is critical organizations consider not only the data center and public cloud, but also the on-ramps of their campus and branch networks. Otherwise, enterprises will face fractured security and operations as network boundaries prevent seamless, end-to-end visibility and control.”<\/p>\n

The downside of a multi-cloud approach is that the architecture and security complexity increases dramatically, and without proper planning, multi-cloud usage can become significantly more expensive.<\/p>\n

John Maddison<\/a>, senior Vice President at Fortinet, noted three obstacles<\/a> that multi-cloud environments need to overcome:<\/p>\n