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Benefits and challenges of multicloud deployments

Benefits and challenges of multicloud deployments - Pulumi Tutorial

From the course: Multicloud Application Infrastructure as Code with Pulumi

Benefits and challenges of multicloud deployments

- [Narrator] Since you now have an understanding of what multi-cloud is, why is this important for modern applications? Multi-Cloud offers several benefits that can greatly enhance the performance, reliability, and flexibility of your applications. First, it increases resilience. If one cloud provider experiences an outage or service disruption, your application can seamlessly switch to another provider, ensuring continuous availability for your users. This is very important in software engineering today where even a few minutes of downtime can lead to significant losses in revenue and reputation. Second, multi-cloud allows you to take advantage of the strength of each provider. Different providers offer different services and features, so by using multiple clouds, you can use the best tools from each cloud for your specific needs. For example, one provider might excel in machine learning services while another might offer superior database solutions. Multi-cloud architecture also…

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