The Ultimate Guide to Multi-cloud

2026 · American Edition

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.

American Multi-cloud news
Analyst Insights
Cato Networks' ARR surges past USD $350m amid SASE boom
Gartner · Multi-cloud · Firewalls
Last month
AlgoSec posts record 2025 growth on hybrid cloud demand
Gartner Peer Insights · Multi-cloud · Firewalls
Last month
Gigamon named 2026 public sector observability leader
Frost & Sullivan · Multi-cloud · Virtualisation
Last month
Camunda names Chris White Chief Revenue Officer amid AI push
Gartner · Multi-cloud · Digital Transformation
Last month
SAS Viya named Leader in Gartner decision AI ranking
Gartner · Multi-cloud · Hybrid Cloud
Last month
Expert columns
HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
By Mark Bakker of HPE Operations
Last week
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
By Vincent Hwang of Fortinet
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Interviews
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Discussing Storage
Last week
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Discussing Virtualisation
Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Discussing Cloud Services
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Cloud native adoption hits 15.6m developers globally
Discussing Virtualisation
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Exclusive: Cloudera's Carolyn Duby warns of rising AI-powered cybercrime
Discussing Data Protection
Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
Recent news
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
About Cloud Services
Last week
Nasuni buys Resilio to boost edge file access speed
About Storage
Last week
AI adoption drives security spend but breaches persist
About Cloud Services
Last week
Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack
About Virtualisation
Last week
AI & hyperscale to more than double data centre spend
About Firewalls
Last week
Broadcom previews AI-native VMware Telco Cloud 9 for MNOs
About Virtualisation
Last week
Netskope, Forescout expand zero trust to all devices
About Bring Your Own Device
Last week
Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency
About Firewalls
Last week
BeyondTrust named Leader in 2026 GigaOm CIEM Radar
About Leadership
This month
Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor
About Storage
This month
Upwind joins AWS Security hub extended plan for CNAPP
About Data Protection
Last month
GitProtect DevOps backup now live on Microsoft Marketplace
About Cloud Services
Last month
VAST Data unveils Polaris to unify AI cloud control
About Cloud Services
Last month
GitLab expands MSP partner push for agentic AI control
About Cloud Services
Last month
Illumio adds agentless firewall telemetry to Insights
About Firewalls
Last month
Job moves
New Relic names Michael Frendo CTO to drive AI observability
Move at Cisco
Last week
Telehouse Europe appoints Chris Lamb as Enterprise Director
Move at KCOM
Last month
Assured Data Protection expands Tony Giannini's remit
Move at Assured Data Protection
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Nasuni names new CTO & CFO to drive AI data growth
Move at HP
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Ping Identity names Adnan Chaudhry Chief Revenue Officer
Move at Salesforce
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Datadobi names Daniel Esposito VP to drive alliances
Move at Datadobi
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer
Move at Microsoft
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
CrowdStrike powers security for HPE Unleash AI with NVIDIA
Move at HP
Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
Starburst appoints Jitender Aswani to lead engineering for AI push
Move at Facebook
Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
Abacus Group appoints Kubycheck as Chief People Officer
Move at Abacus Group
Wed, 5th Mar 2025
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