The Ultimate Guide to Multi-cloud
A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Multi-cloud.
What to know about Multi-cloud
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.
Canadian Multi-cloud News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Kyndryl launches sovereignty assessment amid cloud concerns
Rising cloud and AI sovereignty risks are forcing firms to map data exposure and contingency plans as Kyndryl adds a readiness assessment.
KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders
KPMG Canada urges tech chiefs to sharpen data, AI and cloud execution as a survey of 150 executives flags gaps in scaling and returns.
Canada faces rising cyber risks amid ageing networks
Canadian firms warn ageing networks, quantum threats and data rules are outpacing cyber defences, as most report major outages.
Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto
Grafana brings its AI observability roadshow to Toronto, targeting Canada's cloud boom with tools to tame complex, distributed systems.
Bell Cyber & Radware launch AI-driven cloud security
Bell Cyber and Radware have unveiled an AI-driven, fully managed cloud security service to shield apps, APIs and sites from automated attacks.
Telehouse Canada, Megaport boost cloud & AI access
Telehouse Canada partners with Megaport to give its data centre customers direct global cloud, AI and cross-border connectivity on demand.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Multi-cloud
XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms
Tessell names McDonough & Carter to executive team
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
Boomi named leader in IDC MarketScape API management
Featured News
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
At Albert Park, F1 insiders reveal how sharper data use, tighter security and resilience planning combine to unlock race-winning performance.
Expert Columns
How data centres make the FIFA World Cup possible
Why trust is the bottleneck for AI-driven operations
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
How Secure AI and Cloud Are Powering the Next Era of the Public Sector
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Recent Multi-cloud News
Oracle brings Database@Google Cloud service to Canada
Oracle has launched its Database@Google Cloud service in Montreal and Toronto, targeting Canadian multicloud and data sovereignty needs.
Canadian CIOs juggle AI gains with shadow AI risks
Canadian CIOs speed up AI adoption for productivity gains while racing to rein in shadow AI and meet strict data sovereignty demands.
How Secure AI and Cloud Are Powering the Next Era of the Public Sector
The Canadian government leverages secure cloud infrastructure like Snowflake to boost AI in public services, enhancing security and efficiency nationwide.
Databricks, Linux Foundation launch OpenSharing AI standard
Businesses will be able to share AI models and unstructured data across clouds and on-premises systems without custom integrations.
CIQ expands Fuzzball across five clouds & on-premises
Users can now route AI and HPC jobs across five clouds and on-premises through one workflow, cutting rebuilds and manual reconfiguration.
Financial firms lag on AI-ready storage, study says
Only 10% of banks and asset managers are prioritising AI-ready storage, leaving many to tackle compliance and rising data costs first.
Enterprises shift AI workloads towards private cloud
Rising costs, security worries and data sovereignty are pushing more firms to run production AI inferencing in private cloud, a Broadcom survey shows.
Megaport picks VAST Data for AI infrastructure push
The deal broadens Megaport's AI push by joining network, compute and data services in one platform for customers across multiple clouds and data centres.
Rubrik launches AI agent interface for cyber recovery
Customers facing machine-speed cyber breaches will get a single agent across Rubrik's platform, with auditable controls for autonomous recovery actions.
Megaport adds storage to its compute & network platform
Customers with data-heavy workloads can now buy compute, connectivity and storage from one provider, avoiding egress fees and internet bottlenecks.
IBM & Google Cloud launch new AI modernisation practice
It aims to help regulated industries connect AI agents to legacy systems without rebuilding core infrastructure, as demand for production rollouts grows.
NTT Data & Google Cloud expand Gemini Enterprise push
The tie-up seeks to help firms turn AI pilots into live systems, with 5,000 experts trained and hundreds of agents planned.
Tetrate & Ory launch AI agent security partnership
Businesses deploying AI agents can now add live request checks and step-up approval, reducing the risk of unauthorised tool use.
NetApp and Cisco expand FlexPod with enterprise AI systems
Enterprises could cut integration work and security risk as pre-tested FlexPod systems are aimed at production AI deployments and edge use cases.
Cloudflare acquires Vite maker VoidZero for USD $1 million
The deal gives the web giant a direct role in a tool used in 129 million weekly downloads, while keeping it open source and vendor-neutral.
TrustLogix launches TrustAI for Snowflake Cortex AI
As AI agents multiply in Snowflake environments, security teams need tighter controls to stop machine-speed access from outpacing policy.
CIQ expands Fuzzball to span five clouds & on-prem
The update lets AI and HPC teams move workloads across five clouds and on-premises, cutting duplication and simplifying GPU access.
Linux Foundation launches Tokenomics Foundation for AI costs
Rising AI bills are pushing enterprises to seek neutral benchmarks, as token costs are now a CEO-level concern and newer model prices climb.
Upwind joins Cisco Cloud Control Studio as launch partner
Cisco Cloud Control users will gain live cloud and AI risk data as the partnership aims to cut time spent switching between security tools.
Infoblox launches AI tool & protocol server for DDI
It aims to cut alert fatigue and speed investigations by using network data to prioritise issues and automate routine remediation for IT teams.