Jay Litkey

A9. #Multicloud is here to stay. Platforms, ecosystem tools, pricing, standards & strategic alliances will keep changing so you must anticipate having to continually assess your strategy. What is right for you today may be wrong for you tomorrow (and vice versa). #eweekchat

A8. Future of #multicloud will see more standards to ease some of the management & governance burden. One specific example is the FinOps FOCUS project (focus.finops.org) which is creating an open standard for cost, usage & billing data across AWS, Azure & GCP. #eweekchat

A7. Data centers will not be obsolete for many enterprises for a very long time (hey we are still not at 0% mainframe). There are also forces at play against 100% cloud coming from generative AI (protect data by keeping it on-prem), data gravity, and edge computing. #eweekchat

A6. The future is multiAI for many of us and it will inherently drive more #multicloud. This will be influenced by both emerging AI partnerships (e.g. Microsoft + OpenAI, AWS + Anthropic) and tailored in-house offerings (Google Gemini). #eweekchat

A5. To optimize a #multicloud environment you should embrace FinOps & establish a culture of fiscally responsible cloud usage. Define a set of KPIs, measure usage & drive accountability. Provide cost transparency (use to “name and shame” if needed to change behaviors) #eweekchat

A4. Requires continual training of the people who manage & govern the clouds given rate of change. Establish a CCoE to focus on architecture, best practices & governance. Also form a centralized cross-function FinOps team that focuses on cost, usage, and optimization #eweekchat

A3. Managing costs and usage accountability continue to be top challenges for many, especially given lack of interoperability and standards between cloud providers... also training/retaining the specialized people needed to manage and govern #multicloud environments. #eweekchat

A2. Generative AI, reduction in data egress fees by cloud providers, and ongoing M&A are some of the trends that will boost multicloud in 2024… we also don’t see as many people building data centers anymore and they have to put their workloads somewhere #eweekchat

A1. Multicloud has not lived up to its potential yet. Many orgs fell into it without a well-planned strategy and as a result are still playing "catch up" when it comes to good management and governance. That all said, #multicloud is here to stay #eweekchat

Hey everyone, Jay Litkey here, EVP Cloud @SnowSoftware (recently acquired by @flexera). Looking forward to participating in today's #eWeekchat on #Multicloud

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