The Ultimate Guide to Multi-cloud
A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Multi-cloud.
What to know about Multi-cloud
Multi-cloud refers to the strategic use of multiple cloud computing platforms within a single architecture, enabling organizations to leverage the unique benefits of different cloud services. This approach helps businesses avoid vendor lock-in, increase resilience, and optimize costs while managing workloads across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
Exploring recent developments around multi-cloud reveals a dynamic landscape where companies partner to enhance security, data management, and AI integration across diverse cloud platforms. From innovations in managed detection and response leveraging AI, to advanced hybrid multi-cloud data governance, the stories highlight the evolving challenges and solutions in managing complex multi-cloud ecosystems.
Readers can expect insights into how industry players are addressing multi-cloud security challenges, streamlining operations with cloud-native platforms, and adopting new management technologies to support AI and analytics workloads across distributed environments. Understanding these trends is essential for organizations seeking to implement effective multi-cloud strategies that drive innovation, security, and operational efficiency.
Canadian Multi-cloud News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Equinix Americas head on the Canadian data centre advantage
Canada has become a bigger focus for Equinix as demand grows for data hubs that link cloud, hospital and vehicle systems.
Canada's tech problem is its growing technology dependency
Excessive reliance on foreign platforms is leaving governments and businesses vulnerable to price shocks, lock-in and lost control.
Cisco launches sovereign critical infrastructure in Canada
Canadian government and critical service operators gain more control over data and systems as Cisco expands its sovereign technology push.
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Arrcus & TELUS test sovereign AI network in Canada
The trial could help public safety and government users keep AI processing in Canada while improving latency for distributed workloads.
Leaseweb names Estelle Azemard Chief Executive in Canada
The move comes as Canadian customers demand more sovereignty, flexibility and human support from cloud and infrastructure providers.
Kyndryl launches sovereignty assessment amid cloud concerns
Rising cloud and AI sovereignty risks are forcing firms to map data exposure and contingency plans as Kyndryl adds a readiness assessment.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Multi-cloud
F5 named Market Shaper in Gartner AI security quadrant
Nutanix wins Gartner nods across three key reports
Fortinet named Gartner Leader in hybrid mesh firewall
Google Cloud named Leader in Forrester cloud assessment
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
Featured News
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Equinix Americas head on the Canadian data centre advantage
Canada has become a bigger focus for Equinix as demand grows for data hubs that link cloud, hospital and vehicle systems.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Expert Columns
Canada's tech problem is its growing technology dependency
How data centres make the FIFA World Cup possible
Why trust is the bottleneck for AI-driven operations
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Equinix Americas head on the Canadian data centre advantage
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Recent Multi-cloud News
Fastly launches AI controls as machine traffic surges
Machine-generated requests now account for more than half of Fastly's network traffic, intensifying pressure to govern AI costs and security.
Keepit tops USD $100 million ARR on AI Truth Cloud
The Danish cloud data protection group's nine-figure run underscores demand for independent backup as firms link AI adoption to data trust.
Stacklet launches Cloud AI FinOps Benchmark for cloud costs
Cloud AI bills are drawing new scrutiny as Stacklet targets waste across AWS, Google Cloud and Azure with tested controls.
Liquibase Secure launches on Snowflake Marketplace
Snowflake customers can now buy Liquibase Secure through the marketplace, with spend eligible for Capacity Drawdown as teams tighten change control.
Nutanix buys Ryax to boost hybrid AI workload orchestration
Enterprises could cut AI running costs as the deal aims to ease GPU shortages and simplify workload scheduling across hybrid systems.
Keepit tops USD $100 million ARR on AI truth cloud
The milestone underlines rising demand for independent backup as firms seek reliable records for AI-driven systems and compliance.
OpenSearch survey flags AI infrastructure vendor worries
Technology leaders are prioritising vendor-neutral AI systems as 83% of organisations run or plan AI workloads, a survey found.
Google Cloud launches M4N instances for Oracle workloads
Enterprise Oracle users could cut licensing and infrastructure costs as Google Cloud adds high-memory M4N instances tuned for heavy I/O workloads.
Google Cloud issues six-step guide for outage response
Customers can use the six-step workflow to tell whether an outage stems from Google, their own systems or a third-party service.
F5 & Omnissa join forces on virtual desktop security
Enterprise IT teams could gain simpler, tighter-protected remote workspaces as the tie-up aims to cut gateway layers and improve resilience.
Percona report warns of database lock-in & AI woes
Rising cloud and licensing bills are forcing database teams to rethink ageing systems as vendor lock-in and AI readiness issues mount.
AWS adds OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to Bedrock for business
Businesses can now run OpenAI's latest frontier model on AWS without managing infrastructure, as Bedrock gains access to GPT-6 Astra.
Alibaba Cloud, Cambricon join PyTorch Foundation board
Chinese AI groups gain formal sway over PyTorch's direction, as developers seek support across more chips and cloud environments.
Rubrik launches Iceberg protection for AWS lakehouses
Enterprises using Apache Iceberg on AWS can now restore full, queryable tables after incidents, reducing manual rebuilds and downtime.
NETSCOUT expands data platform to boost enterprise AI
Enterprises could cut AI costs and speed incident resolution as NETSCOUT adds packet-derived evidence to existing observability tools.
ControlMonkey expands backup to security platforms
Organisations using multiple security tools now face a bigger risk of configuration loss, as ControlMonkey extends recovery into those platforms.
SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend
More than half of IT leaders remain unhappy with their resilience setups, as 76% still reported outages lasting over 10 minutes last year.
Synology expands ActiveProtect with cloud recovery
Organisations can now restore cloud backups directly into Amazon EC2 or Azure VM, cutting steps in disaster recovery after an outage.
Nvidia agrees USD $12.93 billion deal for Hugging Face
The deal puts a major open AI model hub under Nvidia's control, raising questions over whether its neutrality will survive intact.
F5 integrates AI Guardrails into MuleSoft Agent Fabric
Businesses using AI agents can now inspect prompts and responses inline, as F5's guardrails plug into MuleSoft's Agent Fabric.