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Multicloud challenges: From security to provisioning

According to the Uptime Institute, 67% of workloads that once resided in their own data center now live in the cloud. And to accommodate this massive amount of workloads, many, if not most, organizations are adopting a multicloud approach.

Gaining control of these multiple off-premises environments is a challenge in-and-of itself.

In this expert-guide, explore how the growth of the multicloud has impacted networking strategies from security to provisioning. Then, read on to learn how a cloud management platform can help you solve these challenges, as well as what capabilities it must have to be effective.

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