Amazon and Google push a joint networking offering aimed at cutting delays and reducing cloud complexity.
Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud have teamed up to launch a multicloud networking service to give companies faster, more reliable links between their cloud environments.
The timing is striking. The announcement comes a little over a month after the October 20 AWS outage that disrupted thousands of websites and apps worldwide, affecting platforms like Snapchat and Reddit. Analytics firm Parametrix estimated the financial hit to U.S. companies at $500 million to $650 million, which even sparked renewed discussion about cloud resilience and backup pathways.
The new service ties together AWS Interconnect – multicloud with Google Cloud’s Cross-Cloud Interconnect. This lets customers set up private, high-speed connections between Amazon VPCs and Google Cloud environments in minutes. Until now, companies relying on multiple cloud providers were often stuck with complicated “build-it-yourself” setups that required physical connections, manual routing, and long provisioning cycles.
Robert Kennedy, vice president of network services at AWS, said,
“This collaboration between AWS and Google Cloud represents a fundamental shift in multicloud connectivity.”
Google Cloud echoed that sentiment, calling the joint effort a step toward “a more open, more connected cloud ecosystem.”
Additionally, the push for smoother cloud-to-cloud networking comes as Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon pour billions into infrastructure to support rising AI workloads. Also, Amazon’s cloud division remains the industry’s revenue leader, generating $33 billion in Q3, more than double Google Cloud’s $15.16 billion for the same period.
A win for customers—and a signal of a changing cloud landscape
The partnership also hints at a broader shift toward interoperability, something enterprises have been asking for as they scale global operations. With cloud spending rising and outages becoming more costly, organizations are pushing providers to break down traditional walls and focus on reliability.
Moving forward, the new AWS–Google service is expected to open the door for additional cloud-to-cloud partnerships. This clearly signals that the future of cloud isn’t single-vendor, but shared infrastructure.
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