The multicloud movement has flavors to it. Intentional or accidental, an enterprise can blend a kaleidoscope of infrastructure services with existing software tools. IaaS requirements can tag along with SaaS adoption, easily creating a multicloud environment before technology teams can consider the sprawl.
This dynamic plays out in higher education. Miami University in Ohio follows a need-based multicloud strategy, using Amazon Web Services as its primary provider, Microsoft 365 with Active Directory (AD) in Azure and Google services for education apps, calendar and some research computing, according to David Seidl, VP of information technology and CIO at Miami University.
