Expect the Rise of Multicloud — and Subsequent Need for the Channel

Using cloud platforms from different vendors makes sense when organizations need to take advantage of capabilities unique to specific brands. But that also creates more chaos. Find out what two experts have to say about multicloud and the channel for 2023.

“The rapid rise in multicloud adoption is both an opportunity and a threat. If organizations are adopting a multicloud strategy, then they will need cross-cloud observability. MSPs, if they provide this as a service, can use the insights to improve their offerings and become the strategic cloud adviser.” — Roy Illsley, chief analyst, Omdia (Informa Tech is the parent company of both Omdia and Channel Futures.)

“Enterprises are increasingly adopting multicloud architectures out of necessity for added agility and flexibility to support innovation across the business. … And although businesses can now track, manage and provision cloud data in once place with cloud data management tools, they are still having to manage relationships with multiple cloud providers, which can be time consuming and complex. In 2023, organizations will be looking to offload this responsibility to channel partners to help simplify the process and have one person to turn to for all things multicloud. Partners are poised to play a critical role as trusted advisers, helping their customers successfully evolve and adapt on their multicloud journeys by enabling them to modernize workloads while minimizing costs.” —Mike Walkey, channels and alliances chief, Veritas Technologies