Amazon and Google have partnered up to launch a jointly developed multicloud networking service on Sunday to meet growing demand for reliable connectivity. The initiative will enable customers to establish private, high-speed links between the two companies’ computing platforms in minutes instead of weeks.
This new service has been launched a little over a month since Amazon Web Service saw a massive outage. The outage cost major U.S. companies millions of dollars per hour and exposed just how vulnerable the digital economy has become to a single provider. From airlines and streaming giants to e-commerce platforms and banks, the disruption rippled through industries, underscoring the immense dependency businesses have placed on Amazon’s cloud backbone. That outage will cost U.S. companies between $500 million and $650 million in losses, according to analytics firm Parametrix.
The new service combines AWS’ Interconnect–multicloud with Google Cloud’s Cross-Cloud Interconnect, to improve network interoperability, according to announcements by the two cloud providers.
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“This collaboration between AWS and Google Cloud represents a fundamental shift in multicloud connectivity. 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.” said Robert Kennedy, vice president of network services at AWS.
Rob Enns, vice president and general manager of cloud networking at Google Cloud, said the joint network is intended to make it easier for customers to move data and applications between clouds. “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,” Enns said.
Google Cloud said in a statement that Salesforce is among the early users of the new approach. AWS provides computing power, data storage and other digital services to companies, governments and individuals. It is the world’s largest cloud provider, followed by Microsoft, Azure and Google Cloud.
Tech companies are currently investing billions of dollars to build infrastructure that can handle surging internet traffic with the growing demands of artificial intelligence. Amazon’s cloud business delivered robust growth in the third quarter, generating $33 billion in revenue, more than double that of Google’s $15.16 billion.