AWS and Google build a fix for multi-cloud barriers they said didn't exist

Re:invent AWS and Google Cloud are promoting a jointly developed multi-cloud connectivity service, despite recently assuring competition authorities that no technical barriers existed for customers wanting to operate across multiple clouds.

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 ...