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Last updated on Sep 19, 2024

You're navigating your cloud strategy. How can you tackle vendor lock-in risks proactively?

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When shaping your cloud strategy, mitigating vendor lock-in risks is crucial for maintaining flexibility. Here's how to stay proactive:

- Embrace a multi-cloud approach, diversifying providers to reduce dependency on a single vendor.

- Invest in portable application designs that allow for easier migration between services.

- Negotiate favorable terms before signing contracts, ensuring exit strategies are clear and feasible.

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Ricardo Martins

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Containerization: Leverage container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes to package applications, making them portable across different environments. Standard APIs: Focus on using open standards and APIs that are compatible across various cloud platforms. This eases migration and integration with different services. Data Portability: Ensure that your data is stored in formats that can be easily exported and imported across platforms. Avoid proprietary formats that can tie you to a specific vendor. Exit Strategies: Develop clear exit strategies and migration plans for moving applications and data to other platforms if needed. Document processes and dependencies to simplify transitions.

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