Google and AWS Team to Create Multicloud Networking Solution | PYMNTS.com

The tech giants’ cloud units on Monday (Dec. 1) announced a new, jointly engineered multicloud networking solution that uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) Interconnect – multicloud and Google Cloud’s Cross-Cloud Interconnect.

According to the announcement, the partnership also introduces an open specification for network interoperability, giving customers private, high-speed connectivity between Google Cloud and AWS with “high levels” of automation and speed.

“As organizations increasingly adopt multicloud architectures, the need for interoperability between cloud service providers has never been greater,” the announcement said. “Historically, however, connecting these environments has been a challenge, forcing customers to take a complex ‘do-it-yourself’ approach to managing global multi-layered networks at scale.”

The companies said that prior to this, connecting…