Multicloud: why GCP is also a smart move for your business

What is multicloud? 🤔

A multicloud strategy brings together cloud computing services from different providers into one architecture. Our work for Amfori shows what such a strategy can look like in practice.

Amfori supports companies in making their supply chain more sustainable. We helped them combine the computing power of Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the powerful analytics of Google Cloud. All centralized within Google’s architecture.

The result for Amfori: a single, centralized solution.

What are the advantages of a multicloud strategy?

Why would your company choose multicloud over single cloud? 

Well, there are several advantages. Below are the six main reasons why our customers are switching:

1. The best of all worlds

At first glance, the offerings of the various cloud vendors appear to be fairly similar. But anyone more familiar with these offerings will see clear differences. Each vendor has an area in which it excels:

• timing (availability of features),
• user-friendliness,
• technical depth,
• maturity,
• specific features,
• etc.

A smart multicloud strategy leverages these specific strengths to be as flexible, competitive, and efficient as possible.

2. Improved uptime

By spreading your applications across multiple clouds, you reduce the risk of downtime. If one cloud provider experiences an outage, your activities can seamlessly switch to another.

This ensures business continuity.

3. Multicloud avoids vendor lock-in

With a multicloud strategy, you are not tied to the ecosystem of a single provider.

4. Optimized cost management

Different cloud providers, different pricing models. 

With multicloud, you can strategically place your workloads in the most cost-effective environment for that specific task. This allows you to reduce costs.

5. Increased flexibility and innovation

Having access to a wider range of services and technologies means you can choose the best tools to drive innovation and respond more quickly to market changes. 

6. Better compliance

Some data or applications must comply with specific regulations or are subject to certain geographical restrictions. A multicloud strategy makes it easier to meet these requirements.

A solution we often use is to combine online cloud applications with local (cloud) environments.

Google Cloud Platform: the advantages of GCP 🌟

Multicloud offers many advantages. However, managing different environments can be quite a challenge. Google Cloud makes this a lot easier.

How? With these four advantages:

1. Deeply involved in open-source

Google Cloud has been committed to open-source technologies for years. This facilitates integration with other cloud providers. Tools such as Kubernetes, developed by Google, are fundamental to modern cloud-native architectures and are widely used in all major clouds.

2. Robust network and interconnect options

GCP offers advanced networking capabilities and dedicated interconnects that facilitate secure, high-performance communication between your different cloud environments.

3. Data analysis and AI/ML expertise

Google Cloud is the standard in data analysis and AI/ML. You can use BigQuery, Looker, and Vertex AI to centralize your data from different clouds and make it transparent.

4. Fully secured

With Google's global infrastructure and advanced security features, you can be sure that your multicloud implementations are optimally secured. Thanks to GCP, your data and applications are always protected, wherever they are located.

ACA Group: your partner for Google multicloud? 🤔

With years of experience in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and private cloud, we help our customers make the right choices. Because we are not tied to any particular vendor, you can be sure of the best customized solution. 

Our team of cloud architects, engineers, and consultants is ready to optimize your cloud and reduce costs.

The first step towards GCP multicloud?