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Multi-cloud

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Multi-cloud is a strategy of running workloads across more than one public cloud provider, such as Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. It promises portability and less vendor lock-in but adds operational complexity.

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Episodes about Multi-cloud

Terraform vs Azure Bicep

2026-06-28 · Video on YouTube

In this episode of the M365.fm podcast, we explore one of the most debated Infrastructure as Code (IaC) questions in the Azure ecosystem: should you choose Terraform or Azure Bicep? Rather than declaring a universal winner, the discussion explains why the…

AWS vs Microsoft Entra for Enterprise Cloud Identity

2026-02-26 · Video on YouTube

This episode argues that although Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates infrastructure, the real “cloud war” has shifted to the enterprise control plane — the system that enforces identity, policy, and governance across hybrid environments. Most enterprises are…

Public vs Hybrid vs Multi-Cloud Azure Architecture

2026-01-14 · Video on YouTube

Most organizations say they chose public cloud, hybrid, or multi-cloud. In reality, those architectures weren’t chosen — they emerged. One exception, one acquisition, one regulatory constraint, one latency issue at a time. And over time, those decisions…

Reduce the Multi-Cloud Network Tax Across Azure, AWS…

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

Multi-cloud sounds like freedom—until physics and billing collide. Stitching Azure, AWS, and GCP together turns “resilience” into a toll road: you pay egress to leave one cloud, port/cross-connect fees in the colocation meet-me, and operational overhead to…

Microsoft Entra as a Complete IAM Platform

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

Active Directory was built for office networks that barely exist anymore. Today, identities — not networks — are the real perimeter. Microsoft Entra isn’t “AD in the cloud”; it’s a suite designed for a hybrid, perimeter-less world: Entra ID for auth and…

Bicep vs ARM Templates vs Terraform for Azure

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

This episode breaks down the differences between Bicep and ARM templates to help Azure teams choose the best Infrastructure-as-Code approach. It starts with a quick refresher on ARM templates and why they’ve long been the standard, then introduces Bicep as a…

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security and Compliance

2025-08-05 · Video on YouTube

Use Defender for Cloud to improve multicloud security posture, protect workloads, map compliance, detect threats, recommendations, and remediate risks.

The Death of the Pipeline

2026-07-25 · Video on YouTube

CI/CD pipelines were designed for human-speed decisions and are becoming the bottleneck in modern software delivery. This episode is for architects and DevOps leaders who want to understand how AI agents replace linear pipelines with an adaptive fabric, why…

Shadow Data Discovery and Governance with Microsoft…

2026-06-07 · Video on YouTube

In this episode of the M365 FM Podcast, we explore one of the biggest hidden risks in modern data governance: shadow data. While Microsoft Purview provides powerful visibility into governed data sources, many organizations assume that what Purview cannot see…

Monitor Compliance in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

Most teams “pass” audits yet miss real misconfigurations between reviews. Microsoft Defender for Cloud changes that by turning compliance into a live posture: map your estate to frameworks (ISO/NIST/PCI), tailor controls to your own standards, auto-remediate…

2025-08-05 – Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security and Compliance2025-11-03 – Bicep vs ARM Templates vs Terraform for Azure2025-11-03 – Microsoft Entra as a Complete IAM Platform2025-11-03 – Monitor Compliance in Microsoft Defender for Cloud2025-11-03 – Reduce the Multi-Cloud Network Tax Across Azure, AWS…2026-01-14 – Public vs Hybrid vs Multi-Cloud Azure Architecture2026-02-26 – AWS vs Microsoft Entra for Enterprise Cloud Identity2026-06-07 – Shadow Data Discovery and Governance with Microsoft…2026-06-28 – Terraform vs Azure Bicep2026-07-25 – The Death of the Pipeline2025-082026-07
Timeline of episodes about Multi-cloud

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Frequently asked questions

When is Terraform the better choice?

Terraform is stronger for multi-cloud and hybrid deployments because of its support for platforms like AWS and Google Cloud and its extensive provider ecosystem. · From the episode: Terraform vs Azure Bicep

Why is cloud an operating model rather than a place?

Cloud platforms scale configuration, not intent. If intent is not enforced through a coherent control plane, entropy fills the gap, regardless of whether workloads sit in public, hybrid or multi-cloud. · From the episode: Public vs Hybrid vs Multi-Cloud Azure…

Why did hybrid become inevitable?

Pure public cloud often breaks under predictability, latency or cost constraints, and regulatory or legacy needs persist. The show notes add that hybrid and multi-cloud adoption is projected to reach 80 percent by 2027. · From the episode: Public vs Hybrid vs Multi-Cloud Azure…

What are the differences between public, hybrid and multi-cloud?

According to the show notes, public cloud offers cost savings and scalability, hybrid combines public and private elements for flexibility and security, and multi-cloud prevents vendor lock-in and optimizes performance. · From the episode: Public vs Hybrid vs Multi-Cloud Azure…

What is the multi-cloud network tax?

It is the combined cost of egress charges, colocation port and cross-connect fees, latency effects and duplicated operations when linking Azure, AWS and GCP. Resilience becomes a toll road. · From the episode: Reduce the Multi-Cloud Network Tax Across…

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