Why Multicloud Needs A New Definition
CIODIVE, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
The common term among IT decision-makers has become nebulous, prompting the need for an alignment with industry best practices.
Nearly everyone who works in enterprise tech has some idea of what multicloud is, but it means a lot of different things to different people.
My years of experience building cloud-native, hybrid and multicloud solutions has given me an up-close view into what is working well - and what isn't.
Multicloud shouldn't be a squishy concept; its potential for the industry and customers is too vast. In this piece, I'd like to propose a new definition of what a multicloud service is and encourage the cloud industry and its customers to aspire to that definition.