Enterprise customers are navigating increasingly complex environments. Rapid changes to data storage, analysis and the array of new options that come with these shifts can be daunting. However, if companies are not able to simplify this complexity, they can be delayed and disadvantaged when getting tools and applications to their own customers.

It may seem counterintuitive, but the simple solution is not singular — it requires a multicloud approach, according to Shaun O’Meara (pictured), global field chief technology officer at Mirantis Inc. “What we’re seeing customers saying is: ‘We have to go multicloud. The drive is no longer we can accept one vendor … we want to remove that risk,’” he said.

O’Meara spoke with Stu Miniman, host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, during the Mirantis Launchpad 2020 digital event. They discussed the importance of multicloud adoption, long and short-term solutions for cloud clients, and the importance of alleviating tensions between developers and operators. (* Disclosure below.)

Giving developers what they want and operators what they need

Developers and operators have different takes on how to navigate the challenges presented by these new levels of complexity. DevOps prefer public cloud environments that are easier for them to navigate. For operators, however, on-premises databases are still crucial backups to the public cloud. On-prem allows operators to secure data in familiar ways, O’Meara explained.

Mirantis encourages users to take advantage of their consistent interface across all platforms, including Amazon, Google, Azure and VMware. This approach provides a common toolset regardless of the platform(s) on which it is deployed.

When leveraging an equalizing service such as Mirantis, going multicloud is a simple step with profound enterprise benefits, according to O’Meara. “Consumers are still consuming those platforms as [they] would, but solving all those dependency problems,” he said.

The key elements Mirantis brings to the enterprise are simplicity — from the operator to the developer to the cloud consumer — and security, O’Meara added. “Let’s truly reduce the friction to getting started. And we really focus on security as part of our tool sets, providing that standardized platform and that standardized security across all of these environments, and ultimately reducing the complexity,” he said.

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Mirantis Launchpad event. Neither Mirantis Inc., the sponsor for theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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