Multicloud Strategy for Risk Mitigation

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The company is trying to avoid vendor lock-in as part of its risk mitigation strategy by adopting a multicloud strategy for its IT applications.

Vendor lock-in refers to the situation where a company is dependent on a particular vendor for a specific product or service and cannot easily switch to another vendor without incurring significant costs or disruptions. Vendor lock-in can occur when a company uses a proprietary technology or platform that is only provided by a single vendor.

By adopting a multicloud strategy, a company can use multiple cloud providers to avoid being dependent on a single vendor. This approach provides the company with more flexibility and enables them to switch cloud providers more easily if necessary. Additionally, a multicloud strategy can reduce the risk of service outages or disruptions, as the company can distribute their applications across multiple cloud providers.

The other options listed are not relevant to the company's risk mitigation strategy of adopting a multicloud strategy:

• Geo-redundancy refers to the practice of storing data in multiple geographically dispersed locations to ensure data availability and reduce the risk of data loss. While this is a valid risk mitigation strategy, it is not related to the adoption of a multicloud strategy.

• High availability refers to the ability of a system or application to remain operational and accessible to users even in the event of hardware or software failures. While a multicloud strategy can provide increased availability, this is not the primary reason for adopting such a strategy.

• Data sovereignty refers to the requirement that data must be stored in a specific geographic location due to legal or regulatory requirements. While this is an important consideration when choosing cloud providers, it is not related to the adoption of a multicloud strategy.