In addition to hybrid is a growing trend towards ‘ multi-cloud ’, a strategic and often complex layering of public , private and hybrid clouds , distributing data across multiple platforms and ensuring that no one cloud asset is overly relied on . “ Data gravity issues and digitalisation may result in increased interest in multicloud solutions which are better able to compete on price , availability and resiliency ,” says Brown . Presenting far lower risk of DDoS ( distributed denial of service ) attack , a much more personalised infrastructure , greater reliability and optimised cost efficiency , multi-cloud is the logical next step for those who have already begun exploring the possibilities of hybrid . “ Hybrid cloud models will continue to provide the most commercially resilient solution , especially for those companies that want to take a ‘ cloud-first ’ approach ,” Brown concludes . “ A subset of defining a cloud strategy is also to consider that , inadvertently , you are defining what doesn ’ t go across to the cloud .”
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