Adopting platform engineering will allow tech organizations to be more adaptable to changes toward in a business direction. One such extreme change is cloud portability, which is not uncommon anymore in today’s business but has a significant effect on developer experience. Most companies start their journey with a single cloud provider, embracing the cloud native functionalities that these services offer. They build expertise, write automations and leverage as much of the cloud as they can. By Pravanjan Choudhury.
Some of The hurdles of cloud portability mentioned:
- Obscured documentation
- Skill gap
- Automation rewrites
- Development interruptions
- Cross-cloud environment drifts
- Retraining overhead
From our experience, an optimal cloud strategy involves using the best tools a cloud offers while staying flexible enough to use other cloud options when needed. To achieve this, businesses can use standardized cloud services, add protective layers, manage policies in one place and use automated deployment tools. This creates a cloud strategy that’s strong but can adapt when needed. Good read!
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