AWS and Google Cloud Partner on Multicloud Networking

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud are teaming up on a multicloud networking solution. Rob Enns, and AWS' VP of network services, Robert Kennedy, the two aim to help create a "more open" cloud environment wherein Google and AWS can connect with one another in a "simplified manner."

According to Kennedy and Enns, customers previously seeking to connect AWS and Google Cloud would have needed to set up "complex networking components," including physical connections and equipment. This process could take weeks or months to complete. The new solution means that customers can provision bandwidth on demand and "establish connectivity in minutes."

“This collaboration between AWS and Google Cloud represents a fundamental shift in multicloud connectivity," said AWS' Kennedy. "By defining and publishing a standard that removes the complexity of any physical components for customers, with high availability and security fused into that standard, customers no longer need to worry about any heavy lifting to create their desired connectivity. When they need multicloud connectivity, it's ready to activate in minutes with a simple point and click.”

“We are excited about this collaboration, which enables our customers to move their data and applications between clouds with simplified global connectivity and enhanced operational effectiveness. Today's announcement further delivers on Google Cloud’s Cross-Cloud Network solution focused on delivering an open and unified multicloud experience for customers,” Google Cloud's Enns.