This chapter will present a scenario that describes how to use solutions from different cloud providers and frameworks. You will learn how to interact with and create a design to fit into the requirements that will be as transparent as possible to the end customer. We will conclude the chapter by designing a real-world scenario with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), in multi-cloud environments (private, public, and hybrid).

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

• Design guidelines for multi-cloud solutions
• Defining cloud services
• Containerization