While multi-cloud interest and vendor lock-in are an organizational concern at the enterprise level, there are also larger nation-state macro concerns that are

While multi-cloud interest and vendor lock-in are an organizational concern at the enterprise level, there are also larger nation-state macro concerns that are warranted to help mitigate the risk of concentrated influence and control from any given cloud provider. This is best embodied in the idea of a cloud exit strategy requirement (other related concepts include reverse migration and cloud portability) to manage concentrated risk and regulatory demands [0] "Several regulators, mainly in the EU and focused on financial services, now mandate an exit strategy. Those organizations that do look at exit strategies often focus on contracts — aspects such as terms and conditions, and service-level agreements." [1]. [0] https://www.bestexecution.net/esma-warns-financial-service-firms-not-to-over-rely-on-the-cloud/ https://www.bestexecution.net/esma-warns-financial-service-f... [1] https://www.itconvergence.com/blog/importance-of-cloud-exit-strategy/ https://www.itconvergence.com/blog/importance-of-cloud-exit-...