The Deep Dives

Real-World Resiliency Patterns for Multi-Cloud Success


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Are you leveraging multiple cloud providers but worried about how to keep your applications truly resilient? In today's complex digital landscape, an outage in one cloud can't be a catastrophe for your business.

Join as we dive deep into the world of multi-cloud resiliency.

This episode is a masterclass for Engineering Managers, SREs, DevOps professionals, and technology executives. We cut through the noise to bring you:

  • Foundational Concepts: Clearly defining cloud resiliency and why a multi-cloud approach can be a game-changer for uptime and DR.
  • Core Architectural Patterns Unpacked:
    • Infrastructure & Network: Exploring Active-Active vs. Active-Passive setups, the power of Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), and variations like Pilot Light and Warm Standby.
    • Data Layer: Strategies for robust multi-cloud data replication, including synchronous vs. asynchronous, and the critical CAP theorem considerations.
    • Application Smarts: Implementing Circuit Breakers and Bulkheads to prevent cascading failures, with conceptual code examples.
  • Beyond Patterns – A Holistic Strategy: We discuss why security by design, consistent governance, sharp FinOps practices, pervasive automation (with IaC examples like Terraform), unified observability, and relentless testing (think chaos engineering) are non-negotiable for multi-cloud success.
  • Sidestepping the Landmines: Uncovering common technical pitfalls (like GSLB misconfigurations or data consistency nightmares) and strategic oversights that can doom your efforts.
  • Lessons from the Field: Drawing inspiration from how industry leaders like Netflix approach multi-cloud data DR and how regulated sectors tackle these challenges.

Tune in to equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies to build multi-cloud systems that are not just functional, but fundamentally resilient and ready for whatever comes next.

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The Deep DivesBy Rajat Gupta