[cthalupa]

If you're running in multiple clouds for HA/DR reasons, you are limited to the lowest common denominator of features/services between them. Or maintaining multiple codebases/architectures, and the massive pile of issues that entails. I am not a fan of multi-cloud for this reason.

Multiple regions, as long as your provider offers all of the services, you can have a carbon copy. Much easier.

It depends on your needs, your architecture, your risk tolerance, etc. I think for most people "Use multiple regions" is the answer that strikes the correct balance. It probably isn't the correct answer for everyone.

[not_kurt_godel]

> you can have a carbon copy. Much easier.

Certain terms and conditions may apply :) Carbon copy of a static website or one whose data is only a one-way flow from some off-cloud source of truth? Sure! Multi-master or primary-secondary with failover? Stray too far from the narrow path of specialized managed solutions and things get very complex, very quickly. That being said - it's mostly just the nature of the beast. If you're not able to tolerate a regional outage, multi-region is a pill you're going to have to swallow, no buts about it.