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.webp)
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.
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.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Multi-cloud
IDC survey flags networking bottlenecks for agentic AI
Citrix adds MCP Gateway to NetScaler for AI traffic
Financial services breach risk rises as AI adoption surges
Commvault named Gartner backup leader for 15th time
EDB named Forrester Leader in multimodel data platforms
Featured News
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
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.
Expert Columns
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
How Secure AI and Cloud Are Powering the Next Era of the Public Sector
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
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
Recent Multi-cloud News
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.
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.
Entrovy launches kinetic8 for enterprise cyber visibility
Enterprise security teams can now move from fragmented asset views to explainable risk scoring, as the platform reaches general availability.
Public sector AI use outpaces readiness, Nutanix finds
Most government and education IT leaders say unvetted AI is a security risk, as 73% of public sector infrastructure cannot run complex workloads.
Simform's TrueMorph wins Microsoft Azure co-sell status
Customers can now buy Simform's data modernisation tool through Microsoft Marketplace, with purchases counting towards Azure spending commitments.
Standard Chartered & Broadcom deepen private cloud tie
The bank says the overhaul has cut deployment times to a day, as it standardises core systems across 54 markets for tighter control and resilience.
Akamai joins WWT AI security model for NVIDIA systems
The tie-up gives enterprises a layered way to secure AI systems without sacrificing performance, as demand for larger workloads grows.
Approov expands attestation network to fight AI attacks
Broader coverage in Mexico and Milan aims to cut latency for mobile security checks as fake app traffic grows more sophisticated.
Virtana adds HPE AI Factory support for observability
Rising GPU inefficiency in AI deployments is pushing enterprises to seek tools that can spot bottlenecks, heat and reliability issues earlier.
AWS Builder Centre expands with free sandbox workshops
Free workshop sandboxes should make it easier for developers to try AWS training without a personal account, credit card or cleanup.
Google warns public sector on 22-second cyber hand-off
Public agencies risk ransomware within seconds as attackers exploit identities, cloud tools and virtualisation layers, Google warns.
CIQ expands Ascender Pro with automated remediation tools
Automation teams can now fix routine server faults without manual intervention as CIQ adds detection and remediation to Ascender Pro.
Kyndryl expands sovereign cloud services with Microsoft
Demand for regulated cloud computing is rising as governments and banks seek tighter data control, auditability and local oversight.
Cloudhouse launches outage stress test amid AI risks
Businesses face greater outage exposure as cloud, automation and AI add hidden dependencies, especially when summer holidays thin IT teams.
Infoblox to buy Kentik in network observability push
The deal could give enterprises a fuller view of hybrid networks as AI-driven operations and security tools demand cleaner traffic data.
Google Cloud says firms need AI infrastructure upgrades
Most organisations must upgrade their systems to run agentic AI in production, as cloud costs, governance and energy use climb.
Google details three uses for Cloud Router route policies
The controls are helping network teams filter routes, steer traffic and preserve appliance state without third-party virtual networking tools.