How to manage multi-cloud


According to a Frost & Sullivan study, “49% of companies have trouble managing multiple clouds."1  There are several multi-cloud management strategies—from DIY to fully managed or co-managed.2

 

What's the best way to manage your clouds?

To determine your right cloud management strategy, it is important to consider the activities involved in managing cloud environments:

 

Monitoring

Get real-time visibility into all things IT – infrastructure, applications, database performance and dependencies.

Tuning

Adjust environments and applications at the drop of a hat before users experience any issues.

 

Scaling and recovery

Meet on-demand business needs by scaling applications seamlessly or quickly recover data without manual support.

 

Security

Proactively identify evolving cyber threats with solutions that have multi-layered protection, while keeping you in the driver seat.

 

Cost management

Predict cloud usage charges per workload and simplify billing of cloud charges to lines of business.

 

As the number and variety of cloud environments grow, so does management complexity

Do you have the in-house expertise, resources and time to manage your clouds? Explore the cloud management options and determine your best strategy:

 

In-house management


 

  • Best if you have time, in-house resources, and expertise to manage multi-cloud environments
  • Ideal if you have unique security requirements, legacy applications, or highly customized environments
     

Fully
managed

  • Best if you’re looking to tap into deep expertise and around-the-clock support
  • Ideal to allow your in-house staff to focus on other more strategic projects

Shared management

  • The best of both worlds: support and visibility
  • The ideal choice to retain control of your applications while a trusted partner takes on hardware and operating systems

     


Manage your cloud the right way, right now

A 451 Research survey shows that 23% of businesses are looking for a cloud migration partner.2  

CenturyLink can help you address each phase of the cloud lifecycle. For each application, you can choose the right cloud, the right network, and the right experts. In addition to public and private cloud offerings, CenturyLink provides a cloud-agnostic management platform and extensive end-to-end services to help you plan, deploy, manage and optimize your multi-cloud environment.

1. Frost and Sullivan; The Hybrid Cloud Landscape; Karyn Price.
2. 451 Research Transformational Directions for the Digital Business November 2018.

 

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