# Understanding Redis for Cloud and Multicloud in 90 Seconds **Tagline:** News & Media | **Authors:** William Johnston | **Categories:** How To and Tutorials, Tech | **Published:** 2021-12-23 | **Updated:** 2025-03-27 Welcome back to our ongoing [Redis in 90 seconds](/blog/learn-how-redis-simplifies-your-architecture-in-90-seconds/) series. In this post, we’ll demonstrate how to use Redis with any major cloud providers, or in a hybrid cloud. ## How to use Redis in a multicloud environment Most Redis providers simply host [open source Redis](https://redis.io/) and provide Redis as a cache. They don’t support Redis as a database. Not only that, they tend to lock your app into their cloud. If you need to move to a different cloud provider for any reason, you’re often restricted. It’s because the rest of your data is stored in cloud-specific databases and services such as [DynamoDB](https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/), [Kinesis](https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/), etc. If you use multiple clouds at the same time in place of a [multicloud](/redis-enterprise-cloud/multicloud/), often because of constraints on the region’s availability, or specific business needs, you can’t easily do that. Lastly, if you need a hybrid cloud capability to store some private data on-prem while still using the cloud for the rest, you’re in for a lot of trouble. When you use other Redis providers you lose all the flexibility and you’re “cloud locked-in”. With Redis Enterprise, since all or most of your data is stored in a single system, you can easily move from one cloud to another. Redis Enterprise is available on all major cloud providers, such as [Amazon AWS](/cloud-partners/aws/), [Google Cloud](/cloud-partners/google/), [Microsoft Azure](/cloud-partners/microsoft-azure/), and even [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/redis), making [multicloud deployments](/deployment/method/) a breeze. Redis Enterprise is available as [downloadable software](/enterprise/). Keep your private data in your private data center and keep the rest in the cloud, using Redis Enterprise’s hybrid deployment. Watch the video below to see what we mean: [Video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/GYhCTZhqB9U) ## Next Steps