AWS and Google Cloud Launch Multicloud Networking Service

Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud announced a partnership on Sunday to launch a new multicloud networking service, enabling customers to create private, high-bandwidth connections between the two platforms in minutes rather than weeks. The collaboration, revealed ahead of AWS's annual re:Invent conference, combines AWS Interconnect Multicloud with Google Cloud's CrossCloud Interconnect to address growing demands for seamless interoperability as businesses increasingly adopt hybrid cloud strategies.

The service introduces an open specification for network connectivity, allowing organizations to link their workloads across providers without the need for complex, custom-built systems. Previously, customers relied on public internet connections lacking bandwidth guarantees or spent significant time engineering private links. Now, the fully managed solution uses prebuilt capacity pools, built-in resiliency, and streamlined support to simplify setup. It supports integration with AWS networking tools like Cloud WAN, Transit Gateway, and Virtual Private Cloud, while eliminating the management of physical devices or virtual routing.

The timing of the launch underscores its relevance...