Today, an overwhelming 95% of organizations agree that adopting multi-cloud strategies—using two or more cloud providers—is critical to their business success. Yet, a significant portion still lacks the proper architecture to manage their multiple cloud environments effectively. This often leads to scattered backup practices, increasing risks, especially from ransomware attacks.
To learn more about multi-cloud and cross-cloud strategy, download our full Cross Cloud Backup Guide.
Multi-Cloud vs. Cross-Cloud
Understanding the distinction between multi-cloud and cross-cloud architectures is essential. Multi-cloud involves using different cloud platforms simultaneously without necessarily interconnecting them. For instance, you might run applications on AWS and Azure separately.
Cross-cloud, on the other hand, enables seamless integration and management of applications across multiple clouds. It provides substantial advantages like enhanced reliability, optimized performance, improved disaster recovery capabilities, and significant cost efficiencies. A real-life example includes UniSuper, whose data on Google Cloud was mistakenly deleted but successfully restored thanks to their cross-cloud backup implementation.
Introducing the Supercloud
The complexity of managing multi-cloud architectures is leading enterprises towards innovative solutions known as “Supercloud.” Supercloud services sit atop existing cloud infrastructures, offering streamlined management, centralized governance, advanced backup, disaster recovery capabilities, and simplified financial operations (FinOps).
Essential Cross-Cloud Backup Features
For effective cross-cloud management, adopting solutions with the following features is critical:
- Cloud-Agnostic Architecture: Compatibility across cloud environments without significant adjustments.
- Automated Network Configuration: Quick replication and consistency of network setups across platforms.
- Advanced Monitoring: Proactive system health management.
- Automated Security and Compliance: Robust encryption, identity management, and anomaly detection.
- Near-Zero Recovery Time Objectives: Minimal downtime ensuring continuous business operations.
- Elastic Scalability: Easily manage and expand resources according to evolving needs.
- Enhanced Data Durability: Leveraging redundancies and immutability of cloud storage.
- Automated Disaster Recovery Testing: Regular, scheduled tests ensuring failover processes are reliable and compliant.
Begin Your Cross-Cloud Journey
Adopting cross-cloud architecture doesn’t need to be complex. Solutions like N2W offer practical ways to centralize management, particularly across AWS and Azure, enabling rapid, secure backups and recoveries.To dive deeper into the transformative potential of multi-cloud and cross-cloud strategies, and how Supercloud solutions like N2W can streamline your operations, download our Cross Cloud Backup Guide.
