"With this tool, companies can establish a private connection between AWS and Google Cloud within "minutes," giving online businesses a possible safety net if either of the providers experiences an outage. Though the tool is positioned as a way for customers to easily gain access to services from multiple cloud providers, Google says it comes with a "proactive monitoring system that detects and reacts to failures before customers suffer from their consequences.""
"In October, AWS experienced a major outage that took down a swath of services, including Fortnite, Alexa, and Snapchat. Both Microsoft Azure and Cloudflare suffered outages in the following weeks, raising concerns about the risks of relying on just a handful of major internet infrastructure providers. AWS plans on rolling out a link to Microsoft Azure next year."
"As noted in Google's blog post, companies trying to connect cloud service providers would have to "manually set up complex networking components, including physical connections and equipment" in a process that could take weeks or months. Now, the two cloud providers say companies can quickly establish connectivity between cloud providers using their cloud console or API."
Google and Amazon Web Services are offering a private link to connect their clouds, enabling companies to establish cross-provider connectivity within minutes. The link includes proactive monitoring that detects and reacts to failures before customers experience consequences, and a coordinated maintenance system to avoid overlapping maintenance windows. The capability aims to provide a safety net against provider outages and to simplify multi-cloud access. AWS experienced a major outage in October that affected Fortnite, Alexa, and Snapchat. AWS will add a link to Microsoft Azure next year. Previously, manual physical networking setup could take weeks or months; the new link can be created via cloud console or API.
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