Google Cloud Cross-Cloud Interconnect: Almost everything you need to know
As part of the Google Cloud Interconnect family, Cross-Cloud Interconnect was added. Now it’s new, like really new at the time of writing so here are the things you need to know.
Where it fits?
This fits in as part of the Cloud Interconnect family. Cloud Interconnect provides stable connection to your on-premises and is available in Partner and Dedicated options. Cross-Cloud interconnect is perfect for multicloud environments where stable and high speed connections are required between different clouds.
The best place to get an overview is by reviewing the official launch blog.
Launch Blog — https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/announcing-google-cloud-cross-cloud-interconnect
In this blog the product is introduced and you get an idea of the portfolio, early adopters and other cool services like Private Service Connect.
What is it?
In a nutshell Cross-Cloud Interconnect allow you to establish a direct connection to other cloud providers (through a colocation). The link offered is a high-speed link that starts at 10GB or 100GB. This is perfect for lift and shift situations or multicloud deployments, where speed and reliability are important.
How to configure?
To see an actual live demo you need to watch the video
Cross-Cloud Interconnect Demo — https://youtu.be/etFWwgrGU8g?t=558
In this demo video you get a nice overview of the product from the design team and also a hand on demo from a networking specialist showing the steps required to provision the connection.
Cross-Cloud Interconnect Demo 2
(Google Cloud and AWS) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-fVLyCQ2kA
There are also step by step instruction in the documentation for specific cloud providers.
- AWS
- Azure
- Alibaba
- OCI
Deep dive into the product?
It’s not possible to truly understand the details and capabilities of the service without diving into the documentation.
Cross-Cloud documentation — https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/interconnect/concepts/cci-overview
The Recap
# 1) Blog - Check the lunch blog for a great product overview.
# 2) Demo- To see an actual configuration make sure and check out the demo video.
# 3) Documentation- To gain a deeper understanding read the products documentation.
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