Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud services for the clouds you already run

Multi-cloud means running workloads on more than one public cloud, such as AWS and Microsoft Azure. Hybrid cloud means connecting on-premises or private infrastructure with public cloud. Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud services make that estate manageable as one: a shared standard for accounts and subscriptions, one identity model, one security and recovery view, one cost view and an exit plan for critical workloads.

Usually not by design, and we tell buyers that. One primary cloud is simpler to secure, staff and pay for. A second cloud earns its cost when there is a specific reason: Microsoft 365 and Entra ID already in place, an acquisition, or a data or AI service you need. If you already run more than one, the job is to run them well, not to add another.

Not yet. Each of our published cloud projects is on one cloud: most on AWS; on Azure, Marsons Energy's backup move to Azure Blob Storage; on Google Cloud, a GDPR consent management platform built with Google Cloud services. None of our published case studies covers a workload run across two clouds, or a move between clouds, yet. Aavas Financiers' active-active disaster recovery spans the AWS Mumbai and Hyderabad regions: that is two regions on one cloud, not multi-cloud.

Yes. HabileLabs runs managed services for both, so a business on both clouds can have one team look after them: monitoring, incident response, patching, backups, security and cost control. AWS environments are monitored around the clock; on Azure, support hours and response times are agreed for each contract.

Not necessarily. Teams already on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID often want their infrastructure in the same place, and Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance can often be applied through Azure Hybrid Benefit. If your applications already run well on AWS, keeping them there and using Entra ID as the one identity for both can be simpler. We compare the two clouds for your workloads and say which fits.

AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud all make billing data available in FOCUS, the FinOps Foundation's open cost and usage format: through AWS Data Exports, Azure Cost Management exports and a Google Cloud BigQuery view. We bring those into one view, then tag costs to their owners and set budgets and alerts on each cloud. Refine, our own cost tool, covers AWS only.

Into AWS, yes. Cloud-to-cloud moves from Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud to AWS are part of our AWS migration service, as are on-premises and data center moves. None of our published case studies covers a move between clouds yet, so we will walk you through how we would plan yours.

RBI's Master Direction on Outsourcing of Information Technology Services, issued on 10 April 2023 and effective from 1 October 2023, applies to banks, NBFCs and other regulated entities. It asks for an exit strategy that keeps the business running during and after an exit, with alternatives identified, such as another provider or bringing the work in-house. For cloud services, it expects the full data lifecycle to be covered. Our cloud exit assessment covers technical readiness, not legal or compliance advice.

Tell us what you run today, where it runs and who looks after it. Then pick a starting point: a multi-cloud governance review, a cloud exit assessment or a multi-cloud cost review. The first conversation is free.