AWS, Google roll out multi-cloud fix they said wasn't needed

"The cloud giants say they've built a tool "to transform how cloud service providers connect with one another." It links Google's Cross-Cloud Interconnect with AWS Interconnect, allowing customers to set up a private high-speed link between resources running on their respective clouds. The two companies claim they've produced a new open specification for network interoperability, with the API available for other providers to adopt."

"Historically, connecting different cloud environments has been challenging, forcing customers into complex "do-it-yourself" approaches to manage global multi-layered networks at scale, Google says. Customers had to manually set up networking components including physical connections and equipment, which meant lengthy lead times and coordinating with multiple internal and external teams in a process that could take months. AWS said it had a "vision" to develop a unified specification that any cloud provider could adopt, and worked with Google Cloud to bring it to market."

"AWS insisted 'there is no interoperability problem in cloud services,' adding that its core compute, storage, database, analytics, and networking services 'enable customers to build fully interoperable and transportable solutions, which are cloud agnostic.' Google stated that customers with multi-cloud strategies experience 'minimal barriers to integration across multiple public clouds' due to open APIs and other workarounds."

AWS and Google Cloud introduced a jointly developed multi-cloud connectivity service that links Google's Cross-Cloud Interconnect with AWS Interconnect to create private high-speed links between resources on each cloud. The companies released an open specification for network interoperability and said the API is available for adoption by other providers. Historically, customers faced lengthy, manual processes to connect different cloud environments, including setting up physical connections and coordinating multiple teams. AWS described a vision for a unified specification and collaborated with Google Cloud to bring that specification to market. Prior regulatory statements claimed minimal interoperability barriers.

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