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Harnessing the Potential of Multi-Cloud: Enabling ISVs in the Digital Age
Harnessing the Potential of Multi-Cloud: Enabling ISVs in the Digital Age

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In today's fast-paced world, businesses are turning to digital transformation to remain at pace with the economic impacts of the global Covid-19 pandemic. This shift in both public cloud service and private cloud platforms has become paramount for enterprises across industries. Interestingly, it has significant implications for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), who leverage the multi-cloud model to fuel their clients' digital journeys.

In this blog, we will look at the key elements ISVs need to unveil the full potential of multi-cloud adaptability for optimizing their products.

The Dynamic Multi-Cloud Model for Seamless Cloud Enablement:

In a world where agility and flexibility are a crucial part of operations, the multi-cloud model is being touted as a game changer according to various cloud computing surveys. It involves harnessing the power of multiple clouds within a single architecture to cater to specific infrastructure and application needs.

Let's consider some scenarios where the multi-cloud model can create an impact:

  1. Embracing agility: By running highly containerized platforms with cutting-edge microservice architectures, ISVs can split cloud deployments and leverage the multi-cloud model effectively.
  2. Ensuring compliance and data norms: The ability to manage client applications across different geographical locations means ISVs can meet compliance requirements while ensuring seamless operations.
  3. Enhancing data resilience during migration: Leveraging an alternate cloud for backup and data stack security proves invaluable during cloud migration, ensuring business continuity.
  4. Seamless onboarding: By leveraging existing cloud computing service providers like Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services, ISVs can facilitate the onboarding process for their clients, eliminating unnecessary complexities.

7 Tenets for Seamless Multi-Cloud Adaptability:

To harness the full power of the multi-cloud model, ISVs must consider the following essential elements:

  1. Containerization: Simplifying deployment across multiple environments becomes a reality with containerization. By utilizing containerization software such as Docker containers with Kubernetes orchestration, ISVs can streamline development, especially for their DevOps teams.
  2. Single-pane Automation: ISVs must prioritize automation to ensure a smooth transition to multi-cloud-based environments. Automating the deployment process, enabling auto-scalability, scheduling switchovers, and automating backup and disaster recovery activities are vital steps. Compatibility with various cloud providers, whether through AWS CloudFormation Templates or third-party product line tools like Terraform with Ansible, is crucial for seamless operations.
  3. Security and Compliance: Security and compliance are at the forefront of any successful multi-cloud strategy. Implementing security by design principles, synchronizing security policies across cloud service vendors, and establishing robust monitoring mechanisms are essential. Adhering to the "trust but verify" concept for user identity and access adds an extra layer of security.
  4. Infrastructure Optimization: ISVs must focus on optimizing infrastructure costs. Building self-healing environments with virtual machines, reducing dependency on a single cloud vendor, and clearly documenting goals and KPIs are critical steps. Factors such as compute, storage, network, software licensing, and the re-usability of existing applications should be carefully considered and any other options like infrastructure as a service (IaaS) should also be researched.
  5. Seamless Third-party Integrations: The ability to seamlessly integrate with third-party service providers is vital. ISVs must evaluate how well the hybrid cloud or multi-cloud model supports integrations with external systems, ensuring smooth collaboration with partners and service providers.
  6. Service Pricing and Inventory: Cost optimization is crucial in a multi-cloud environment. By comparing the costs associated with deploying what different clouds offer, ISVs can make informed decisions. Factors such as solution hosting, data center, archiving, traffic ingestion, and managed service offerings should be carefully evaluated.
  7. Cost Optimization: Planning the revenue model is crucial for a successful multi-cloud strategy. ISVs must consider short- or long-term plans, licensing models, and investment decisions, aligning them with potential benefits and business objectives.

Conclusion:

The multi-cloud model holds immense potential and market share for ISVs in the digital era. However, to fully harness its power, meticulous research, strategic planning, and a well-defined cost structure are paramount. By embracing the multi-cloud model, ISVs can optimize their products, achieve cost efficiency, and deliver exceptional value to their clients. With the right approach, the multi-cloud model becomes a formidable ally for ISVs, empowering them to thrive in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

 

 

 


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