Multi-Cloud Is a Security Problem, Not Just a Strategy
InformationWeek, Monday, August 25th, 2025
Enterprises are adopting multi-cloud strategies to gain flexibility, avoid vendor lock-in, and meet data sovereignty requirements. But the result is often a fragmented security posture.
Many enterprises adopt multi-cloud to manage vendor risk and maintain negotiating power. While this may provide short-term flexibility, it introduces long-term operational complexity. Every new cloud provider added to the stack brings a new set of tools, configurations, and risk factors.
For global enterprises, regulatory demands such as GDPR and CCPA often drive multi-cloud adoption by requiring regional data storage. While these pressures are legitimate, they do not reduce the complexity of securing workloads across multiple environments. Fragmented environments make compliance audits more painful and introduce more opportunities for error.