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
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.
KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders
KPMG Canada urges tech chiefs to sharpen data, AI and cloud execution as a survey of 150 executives flags gaps in scaling and returns.
Canada faces rising cyber risks amid ageing networks
Canadian firms warn ageing networks, quantum threats and data rules are outpacing cyber defences, as most report major outages.
Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto
Grafana brings its AI observability roadshow to Toronto, targeting Canada's cloud boom with tools to tame complex, distributed systems.
Bell Cyber & Radware launch AI-driven cloud security
Bell Cyber and Radware have unveiled an AI-driven, fully managed cloud security service to shield apps, APIs and sites from automated attacks.
Telehouse Canada, Megaport boost cloud & AI access
Telehouse Canada partners with Megaport to give its data centre customers direct global cloud, AI and cross-border connectivity on demand.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Multi-cloud
XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms
Tessell names McDonough & Carter to executive team
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
Boomi named leader in IDC MarketScape API management
Featured News
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
At Albert Park, F1 insiders reveal how sharper data use, tighter security and resilience planning combine to unlock race-winning performance.
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Hidden cloud data, egress fees and GPU 'double bubble' bills are quietly turning many enterprise AI ambitions into costly, slow ordeals.
Expert Columns
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
How Secure AI and Cloud Are Powering the Next Era of the Public Sector
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Recent Multi-cloud News
Oracle brings Database@Google Cloud service to Canada
Oracle has launched its Database@Google Cloud service in Montreal and Toronto, targeting Canadian multicloud and data sovereignty needs.
Canadian CIOs juggle AI gains with shadow AI risks
Canadian CIOs speed up AI adoption for productivity gains while racing to rein in shadow AI and meet strict data sovereignty demands.
How Secure AI and Cloud Are Powering the Next Era of the Public Sector
The Canadian government leverages secure cloud infrastructure like Snowflake to boost AI in public services, enhancing security and efficiency nationwide.
OutSystems launches open AI platform to cut vendor lock-in
Enterprises can now move AI workloads between environments as the company broadens AWS ties and adds controls aimed at easing supplier dependence.
Snowflake boosts governed data for AI with Iceberg
Customers will be able to query live data across systems with less duplication, as Snowflake expands governance for AI workloads and Iceberg tables.
Cisco launches Cloud Control for humans & AI agents
The platform aims to let firms run networks and security with AI agents in one place, as Cisco expands defences against fast-moving cyber threats.
Akamai & NVIDIA extend AI factory security integration
Akamai and NVIDIA are expanding their security partnership to embed Zero Trust controls into AI factory infrastructure.
Qlik & Starburst join forces on enterprise AI data
It could help enterprises avoid costly replatforming, as the firms link governed data access with AI tools across distributed systems.
Starburst launches Enterprise Intelligence Platform for AI
Enterprises can now run AI on governed data across distributed systems, as the rollout aims to cut cost, risk and duplication in fragmented estates.
Hyland partners with Microsoft to expand Azure reach
Customers in regulated sectors will gain more deployment choice and data residency options as Hyland extends its content platform across Microsoft Azure.
Hitachi Vantara expands EverFlex with outcome-based SLAs
Customers can now buy more predictable storage and infrastructure contracts as the new terms tie costs to availability, performance and recovery.
AI adoption outpaces cloud security, Check Point warns
Security teams are struggling to enforce AI policies, as Check Point found only 26% of organisations have the architecture to back them up.
Informatica expands Google Cloud tie-up with CLAIRE GPT
Google Cloud customers will be able to query governed data in natural language as Informatica pushes its AI tools into Gemini Enterprise workflows.
CTERA launches InsightAI for unstructured data analysis
It gives IT and security teams a way to spot risks, track usage and investigate incidents across sprawling unstructured data estates.
Cloudflare launches Claude agent environments with Anthropic
Businesses can now run Claude-powered agents in isolated Cloudflare sandboxes, with tighter controls for private data, audit trails and scaling.
Aveva expands cloud collaboration with Amazon Web Services
The move will put AVEVA's industrial data platform on AWS, giving customers more cloud choice and access to AI tools across operations.
Dell launches PowerStore Elite for AI & cyber risk
Enterprises under pressure from AI growth and ransomware get mixed-generation clustering, stronger recovery tools and higher capacity in Dell's new platform.
Selector launches AI multi-cloud observability for hybrid
The launch aims to cut outages and speed diagnosis for enterprises juggling fragmented monitoring across hybrid cloud and on-premise systems.
emma launches GPU governance tools for cloud AI ops
Businesses running GPU-backed AI systems face higher oversight and cost-control risks as emma extends its cloud governance model to production workloads.
Sovereignty boosts enterprise AI returns, study finds
Better control of data and AI systems is delivering five times the return on investment for enterprises, a new study found.