Multi-Cloud Object Storage Provisioning Using Terraform

This paper presented a comprehensive Multi-Cloud Object Storage Provisioning system using Terraform, successfully deploying storage resources on AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, and Google Cloud Storage through a single, unified IaC configuration. The system demonstrates that Terraform-based automation significantly simplifies multi-cloud infrastructure management, eliminates manual configuration errors, and provides a scalable, repeatable deployment process. The proposed data consistency architecture using passive servers and non-communicating clients ensures reliable synchronization without centralized coordination overhead. Performance evaluation confirmed improvements in fault tolerance, availability, response time, and scalability over traditional single-cloud systems. Security mechanisms including JWT authentication, TLS encryption, and provider-level access policies successfully protected all data operations. The project underscores the critical importance of IaC tools in achieving efficient, secure, and maintainable multi-cloud deployments, providing a strong foundation for future research in AI-driven cloud optimization, automated CI/CD pipelines, and advanced multi-cloud security architectures.

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