First, let’s take a quick look at the complicated nature of lock-in versus lock out. Vendor lock-In occurs when a company gets stuck relying on a specific technology or service from a particular cloud provider. This makes it difficult and expensive to switch providers or technologies. It’s a bit of a trap when you become too dependent on one company. On the other hand, vendor lock-out happens if a company loses access to its data or services supplied by a cloud provider. It can happen if ...
