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Multi-Cloud vs. Single-Cloud: A Strategic Decision Guide
Multi-cloud is considered best practice — but is it really? We examine the costs, complexity, and real benefits of both approaches.
devRocks Team
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20. February 2026
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Cloud
AWS
Multi-Cloud
Strategie
The Multi-Cloud Myth
Multi-cloud is often touted as protection against vendor lock-in. The reality is more nuanced — and the costs of abstraction are frequently underestimated.
Arguments for Multi-Cloud
- Best-of-Breed: Every provider has strengths — AWS for compute, Google for ML, Azure for enterprise integration.
- Compliance: Certain data must reside in specific regions or with specific providers.
- Negotiating Position: Multiple providers strengthen your position in price negotiations.
Arguments for Single-Cloud
- Complexity: Every cloud provider has its own concepts, APIs, and best practices. Two providers double the training effort.
- Integration: Managed services like Aurora, DynamoDB, or Lambda work best within their own ecosystem.
- Costs: Volume discounts and reserved instances are more attractive with a single provider.
Our Position
Our recommendation: single-cloud as the default, multi-cloud only with a concrete business case. The key lies in cloud-agnostic application design — containerized workloads with Kubernetes make a later provider switch possible without bearing the complexity today.
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