AWS Launches AWS Interconnect - Multicloud in General Availability, Simplifying Cross-Cloud Connectivity
Key Takeaways
- ▸AWS Interconnect - multicloud simplifies multicloud connectivity by providing the first purpose-built product for secure, high-speed private connections between AWS and other cloud providers
- ▸Google Cloud launches as the first partner with AWS Interconnect, with Microsoft Azure integration coming in 2026
- ▸The service reduces deployment complexity and time significantly through integration with AWS Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN, while offering simple bandwidth-based pricing and a free local tier
Summary
Amazon Web Services announced general availability of AWS Interconnect - multicloud, a purpose-built product designed to provide simple, resilient, and high-speed private connections between AWS and other cloud service providers. The service launches with Google Cloud as the first partner, with Microsoft Azure planned to follow in 2026. The offering addresses the growing multicloud adoption trend by eliminating the complexity of managing DIY multicloud architectures, allowing customers to establish dedicated private network connections with built-in resiliency between their Amazon VPCs and other cloud environments.
AWS Interconnect - multicloud enables rapid scaling of connectivity across multiple VPCs and regions through integration with AWS Transit Gateway and AWS Cloud WAN, reducing deployment time from weeks or months to days. The service is available in five AWS regions and features a simple, bandwidth-based pricing model with a free local 500Mbps interconnect per region starting in May. Customers can provision connections through the AWS Management Console, CLI, API, or via an open API package published on GitHub, making adoption accessible for both AWS users and other cloud providers.
Editorial Opinion
AWS Interconnect - multicloud represents a strategic acknowledgment of the multicloud reality that enterprises have already embraced. By providing first-class tooling for cloud-to-cloud connectivity rather than forcing customers to build proprietary solutions, AWS positions itself as pragmatic about customer choice while capturing value from the inevitable complexity of managing distributed workloads. The early partnership with Google Cloud and planned Azure support signal AWS's willingness to compete on service quality rather than exclusivity—a mature approach that could accelerate multicloud adoption even as it potentially commoditizes cloud interconnection.
