Digital transformation has imposed a new reality on data infrastructure: distributed, flexible, scalable — and complex. The combination of multicloud environments and diverse DBMS (Database Management Systems) platforms has brought undeniable benefits, but also major operational challenges that require advanced expertise and robust strategies.
Today, companies running PostgreSQL on AWS, SQL Server on Azure, and MongoDB on Google Cloud operate within dynamic and powerful environments — but ones that demand highly qualified and continuous data management, along with a deep understanding of each platform’s nuances.
In this article, you’ll learn how to navigate this new multicloud and multiplatform reality and why outsourcing DBMS administration to experts like HTI Tecnologia can make the difference between an efficient operation and an environment on the brink of collapse.
What is multicloud — and why has it become the standard?
Multicloud refers to the simultaneous use of two or more cloud providers — such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud — to host applications, data, and services. It is a strategic response to the growing demand for:
- Risk reduction, avoiding dependency on a single provider
- Cost optimization, leveraging more competitive pricing models
- High availability, through geographic distribution and failover techniques
- Specialized resources, taking advantage of each cloud’s unique strengths and innovations
However, when data enters the equation — especially when it’s distributed across various DBMS — complexity multiplies. Different architectures, languages, security models, and backup/replication mechanisms must coexist and interact efficiently to maintain operational excellence.
The challenge of managing multiple DBMSs across multiple clouds
Managing DBMSs in multicloud and multiplatform environments goes far beyond writing SQL commands or spinning up database instances. It requires orchestrating a broad set of technologies while ensuring data integrity, performance, and security across heterogeneous platforms.
The main challenges include:
1. Decentralized monitoring
Each cloud provider offers its own monitoring tools, with different metrics and interfaces. Generating a unified view of relational and NoSQL DBMSs becomes difficult, affecting decision-making and slowing incident response, especially under pressure.
2. Isolated performance tuning
Tuning a DBMS must consider the ecosystem in which it operates. Optimizing MongoDB on GCP, Redis on Azure, and Oracle on-premises independently is ineffective. A holistic view, automation, and applied intelligence are essential to achieve consistent, optimal performance.
3. Fragmented security management
Each provider has its own mechanisms for authentication, encryption, and access control. Ensuring consistent security policies across DBMSs in a multicloud environment is a complex and critical task that requires continuous auditing and alignment with compliance standards.
4. Backup and recovery in heterogeneous environments
Each DBMS has unique backup, restore, and replication processes. Integrating them across clouds requires robust automation and deep technical knowledge to guarantee data availability and disaster recovery readiness.
Modern DBMSs demand a new management approach
The growing variety of technologies — MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, Neo4J, and others — requires more than just proficiency in a single system. It demands understanding how each database behaves across clouds, how they interact with legacy systems, and how to ensure high performance in critical environments that often run 24/7.
In this context, outsourcing DBMS administration is not just viable — it’s strategically necessary for companies that want to stay competitive and secure in this fast-evolving landscape.
Why outsource DBMS management to HTI Tecnologia?
HTI Tecnologia specializes in managing critical data environments. With over 15 years of experience in consulting, support, and maintenance of SQL and NoSQL DBMSs, HTI serves medium and large enterprises operating complex, distributed, and hybrid infrastructures, ensuring reliability and scalability.
By outsourcing to HTI, you gain:
- 24/7 DBMS administration, regardless of cloud provider or platform
- Unified multicloud monitoring, with real-time alerts and integrated dashboards for faster decision-making
- Predictive analytics and continuous database tuning to proactively avoid issues
- Automated backups, replication, and updates, minimizing operational errors and downtime
- Standardized security and end-to-end encryption, aligned with industry best practices
- Management of heterogeneous environments, with seamless DBMS integration to ensure data consistency
More than preventing problems, HTI helps your company grow with security, predictability, and performance that keep pace with your business demands.
DBMSs in multiplatform environments: the risks of improvisation
Many internal teams attempt to manage DBMSs with limited resources and divided focus. But the risks of improvisation are serious and can impact business continuity:
- Performance issues directly affecting customer experience and business operations
- Security failures caused by poorly managed configurations that increase vulnerability
- Data loss due to misconfigured backups and replications, which may be unnoticed until it’s too late
- Hidden costs, such as wasted hours on troubleshooting and rework, which drain IT budgets and morale
Outsourcing to a specialized company like HTI ensures your data operations are in the hands of certified professionals with real-world experience in multicloud and multiplatform DBMS environments.
Cases: where HTI made the difference
Case 1 – Marketplace using PostgreSQL on AWS and Redis on GCP
The client was experiencing read bottlenecks and latency spikes. HTI implemented unified monitoring, caching strategies, and reindexing. Result: 74% latency reduction and 42% increase in site conversion rate.
Case 2 – Healthcare provider with SQL Server on-premises and MongoDB on Azure
Data synchronization issues between databases were impacting financial reports. HTI designed a smart trigger-based integration pipeline with automated replication. Result: 100% stable integration and 30% productivity gain for the BI team.
The future is multicloud — and DBMS management must keep up
Adopting a multicloud model is a natural evolution for companies seeking scalability, resilience, and independence. But this evolution demands a new mindset for DBMS management that embraces flexibility, automation, and continuous improvement.
Rigid structures and reactive support are no longer sufficient in this era of rapid digital change. It takes intelligence, automation, proactivity, and deep specialization in DBMSs across cloud and on-premises platforms to thrive.
Conclusion
Multicloud and multiplatform environments have brought undeniable benefits to modern IT — but they also require a higher level of data management. Operating different DBMSs across multiple clouds without losing control, security, or performance is a task for experts.
Outsourcing DBA services to HTI Tecnologia enables your business to face multicloud complexity with security, predictability, and high performance. More than solving problems, our mission is to prevent them from happening.
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