Today, more than ever, companies are taking advantage of cloud computing to reduce IT infrastructure costs, improve scalability and increase efficiency in application development. As this trend continues across industries like healthcare, a variety of solutions have surfaced to meet the demand, each with their own set of benefits and potential pitfalls.

Multi-cloud strategies leverage multiple solutions, optimized to each company’s needs, and can have a number of benefits:

Improved Security

When all resources are located in a single environment, security issues like distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can be catastrophic. However, with a mix of multiple public and private cloud solutions, companies are more resilient against attacks because when one platform fails, others remain available to continue vital services.

Greater Flexibility and Agility

Strategies leveraging multiple environments give companies the flexibility to build the best solution for their business, taking advantage of the benefits of each platform. As priorities shift, and some benefits become irrelevant, having more than one platform available helps transition to meet changing objectives quickly and easily.

Avoiding Vendor Lock-In

Growing businesses can often outgrow a single cloud provider, making migration and scaling up both time and cost-intensive. With multiple platforms, companies avoid being locked in, and are not restricted by the limitations of a single provider, and can make changes more quickly.

Reliable Software’s continued partnerships with leading platforms ensure we deliver solutions to maximize security and availability of customer’s applications. If you are interested in learning more or implementing a multi-cloud strategy, contact us today.