FEATURE : CLOUD MANAGEMENT
BY TAKING DDI INTO ACCOUNT , BUSINESSES CAN BE SURE THAT MULTICLOUD IS PROVIDING A SIMPLE , SAFE AND SCALABLE OPTION FOR COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE THAT CAN ADD REAL VALUE TO OUR WORKING LIVES .
This enables businesses to avoid the complexities associated with having multiple public and private clouds , while protecting themselves from the increased security risks cloud can bring about .
DDI , the combination of DNS , DHCP and IPAM which is used to manage IP resources in networking , provides a valuable security solution when integrated with multicloud as it optimises visibility , management and automation .
Challenges of securing multicloud infrastructures
What makes multicloud a valuable business asset is that it provides the flexibility needed to pick and choose services which enhance the way we work , from storage solutions , to Slack , and Office 365 . This is unlike a single cloud provider which may focus only on a specific area of use for a company such as email or videoconferencing . The Digital Transformation of our IT architectures is vital for businesses to stay one step ahead of their competitors at a challenging time .
Despite the clear need for multicloud , many businesses are struggling , experiencing network misconfigurations and a general loss of control as they try to cope with multiple data silos , multiple access points , varied cloud APIs and skills shortages . Challenges arising from this include a lack of unified management , inconsistent or inaccurate configuration data , and an inability to drive one security policy across different cloud providers .
As infrastructure continues to spread from on- to offpremises , visibility into virtual networks becomes limited , preventing effective management of IP resources . This creates problems with the interconnection of applications located in different clouds which can cause application downtime . User experience for enterprise cloud services is impacted as a consequence , as is the delivery of applications globally .
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