The Ultimate Guide to Multi-cloud
A curated UK 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.
UK Multi-cloud News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
CX is an outcome of the network beneath it
Customer experience depends on resilient networks, Gamma Communications says, as reliability, security and performance shape every digital interaction.
Hammer launches on-premises AI platform for sovereign use
Hammer targets AI deployment bottlenecks with Hammer Stack, an on-premises platform built for data control, compliance and sovereign workloads.
Celerity acquires Ranger4 to boost automation & AI
Celerity buys Ranger4 to expand automation and AI services, with the UK managed services provider targeting secrets security and cloud cost control.
UK firms back open source to bolster AI sovereignty
Red Hat survey finds UK firms are adopting agentic AI faster than they can govern it, despite strong support for open source controls.
Qlik launches AI sovereignty push amid tighter rules
Qlik unveils AI sovereignty initiative and ISO certification as it expands regional AWS deployments to help customers meet tighter data rules.
Insight warns of cloud waste amid AI cost pressures
Insight says UK firms are losing cloud spend to waste as AI and sovereignty demands drive up infrastructure costs.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Multi-cloud
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
Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data
Featured News
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Denodo's Dominic Sartorio warns businesses accelerating artificial intelligence deployments that cloud migrations alone do not make data ready for real-time AI.
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.
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Hidden cloud data, egress fees and GPU 'double bubble' bills are quietly turning many enterprise AI ambitions into costly, slow ordeals.
Expert Columns
Why trust is the bottleneck for AI-driven operations
CX is an outcome of the network beneath it
Black Box Automation vs. Engineer Control: The partnership redefining Kubernetes FinOps
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
Navigating the fragmented future: why enterprise connectivity needs a rethink
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
Why Zero Trust is now vital for distributed SQL data
How to escape the pull of data gravity
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
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
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Recent Multi-cloud News
UK firms back AI workloads but doubt cyber recovery
UK organisations back up AI workloads widely, yet only 39% say they are fully confident they could restore cloud data after a cyberattack.
Euro-Office launches as Europe's open-source Office rival
IONOS and Nextcloud unveil Euro-Office, a European open-source suite aimed at public bodies seeking a Microsoft-compatible, sovereign alternative.
CalAmp launches Google Pub/Sub integration for fleet data
CalAmp broadens Telematics Cloud support with a Google Pub/Sub link, giving fleet operators faster streaming data into Google Cloud for analytics and AI.
CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to boost capacity
CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to lift cloud and colocation capacity, targeting low-emission hosting for AI and high-density workloads.
Open source use rises as firms shun vendor lock-in
Concern over vendor lock-in is driving a global surge in open source adoption, with European organisations leading the shift to digital autonomy.
Vultr and SUSE partner for Kubernetes AI cloud launch
Vultr and SUSE partner to bring Rancher Prime and SUSE AI to Vultr Marketplace, targeting Kubernetes and AI workloads across clouds.
Deskpro launches on AWS European Sovereign Cloud in EU
Deskpro rolls out its help desk platform on AWS European Sovereign Cloud, targeting EU customers with strict data residency demands.
Meshcloud joins CNCF to advance cloud-native platforms
Meshcloud joins CNCF and The Linux Foundation to push open standards, cloud-native tooling and digital sovereignty for multi-cloud platforms.
TD SYNNEX & SAS unveil Viya partner lab for Europe
TD SYNNEX and SAS launch a European SAS Viya demo environment to speed AI prototypes, cut setup costs and shorten partner sales cycles.
Worldstream & Cubbit unveil Dutch sovereign S3 cloud
Worldstream and Cubbit launch Netherlands-only S3 cloud storage, promising data sovereignty, predictable pricing and European compliance.
Datadog to launch UK data centre for regulated cloud
Datadog will open a UK data centre in 2026, targeting public sector and regulated industries needing in-country observability data storage.
SUSE revamps structure to boost digital sovereignty focus
SUSE reshapes its European tech structure, adds senior leaders and new business units to sharpen its digital sovereignty and AI focus.
Telefónica Spain standardises networks on Red Hat OpenShift
Telefónica Spain makes Red Hat OpenShift its standard platform to unify IT and network workloads and speed 5G-ready service delivery.
UK AI budgets shift to data infrastructure & storage
UK firms are funnelling most AI budgets into data infrastructure and storage, as hybrid cloud, security gaps and soaring fees reshape spending.
Leaseweb brings NVIDIA L4 GPUs to UK sovereign cloud
Leaseweb has added NVIDIA L4 GPUs to its UK sovereign public cloud, offering pay-per-use AI capacity it claims undercuts hyperscalers.
UK firms tap partners as AI drives data centre strain
UK firms lean on partners as AI-driven rack density, surging power costs and resilience fears reshape data centre strategies.
OpenSearchCon Europe 2026 agenda puts AI & search in focus
OpenSearchCon Europe 2026 will spotlight AI-era search, observability and “sovereign AI” as it brings 50-plus open source sessions to Prague.
Phoenix gains top VMware partner & consulting status
Phoenix secures VMware Pinnacle and Expert Advantage consulting status, signalling top-tier cloud and data centre expertise in the UK market.
Ailanto, Cubbit launch sovereign S3 storage in Switzerland
Ailanto partners with Cubbit to launch sovereign, canton-aware S3 cloud storage in Switzerland, targeting strict data residency needs.
Cybit warns UK boards over rising tech risk in 2026
Cybit warns UK boards that rapid AI adoption and cloud shifts are driving higher tech risk in 2026, with downtime now eclipsing data loss.
