Multicloud Networking Is Becoming an Operations Problem
Justine Francisco
The Hidden Cost of Multicloud Complexity
As organizations expand across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises environments, networking becomes increasingly difficult to manage consistently. Every environment brings its own tools, configurations, and operational requirements, putting additional pressure on network teams. In its 2024 Real Economic Value study of 13 enterprise Alkira customers, Nemertes found that organizations using Alkira reduced the staff time required to manage cloud networks by an average of 47%. The finding highlights an important issue: the challenge of multicloud is not simply connecting environments, but managing that connectivity at scale.
Doing More Without Growing the Team
Multicloud growth can create a staffing problem when organizations need specialists for each cloud platform. Nemertes found that 63% of participants avoided new hires for cloud networking, with an average of 4.8 hires avoided. Rather than continually expanding teams to handle platform-specific networking, organizations can use a consistent networking approach across environments. This allows existing network teams to spend less time on repetitive configuration and more time on higher-value work.
Speed Becomes an Operational Advantage
The study also found significant improvements in deployment speed. Participants reported an 84% reduction in staff time required to add a new cloud environment, while average calendar time dropped by 96%, from approximately 26 business days to less than one day. For organizations continuing to expand their cloud footprint, that difference can directly affect how quickly teams can respond to business and technology requirements. Multicloud networking therefore becomes more than an infrastructure concern; it becomes a factor in how agile an organization can be.
Your Team’s Time Is Too Valuable for Network Complexity
Your network should make growth possible, not make your team work harder just to keep up. When every new cloud, connection, and configuration adds another layer of complexity, the cost is measured not only in infrastructure, but in the time, energy, and people required to manage it. Alkira helps organizations simplify multicloud networking so teams can spend less time managing complexity and more time moving the business forward. If your network is becoming harder to manage as your cloud footprint grows, it may be time to rethink what’s underneath it.
