Cross-Cloud Interconnect is expanding to connect to more of your workloads. We designed Google Cloud’s Cross-Cloud Network to simplify and optimize how organizations connect and secure applications across cloud and on-premises environments. Last year, we launched partner Cross-Cloud Interconnect for AWS based on an open specification, turning complex cross-cloud network builds into a managed service that provisions in minutes.
Today, we are extending partner Cross-Cloud Interconnect for last mile, starting in preview with Lumen Technologies, to bring that same simplicity and high-bandwidth connectivity to private clouds, on-premises data centers, neoclouds, and other clouds with expanded reach.
“The network needs to become as dynamic and easy to consume as the cloud itself. By bringing Google Cloud and Lumen connectivity together, we’re making it simpler for enterprises to connect their locations to the cloud with the performance and reliability they need. This is an important step toward a more programmable, cloud-like networking experience.” – Jim Fowler, EVP, Chief Technology & Product Officer, Lumen Technologies
Enterprise workloads and AI pipelines run across an increasing mix of public clouds, specialized neoclouds, private clouds, and on-premises sites. AI agents are also starting to assist with data and operational technology at customer branches, retail stores, and factory floors. Moving data reliably across these environments requires high-capacity private connectivity, but provisioning and managing that connectivity still relies on separate tools, providers, and operational models.
Cloud compute and storage capacity spin up in seconds, while connecting a physical site or private cloud can take weeks or months of manual quoting, cross-connect ordering, and routing configuration. Building solutions for high availability adds even more friction, as network engineers have to coordinate dual circuits across separate facilities, configure BGP failover, and manage encryption keys manually. With partner Cross-Cloud Interconnect for last mile and Lumen Technologies, you can leverage Lumen’s expansive last-mile network to establish dedicated Layer 3 private connectivity to Google Cloud in minutes instead of months.
