All news with #multicloud tag

AWS launches preview of Interconnect - multicloud service

🔗 AWS has opened a preview of AWS Interconnect - multicloud, a new service to create private, resilient, high-speed links between Amazon VPCs and other cloud providers. The preview launches with Google Cloud as the initial partner and a planned expansion to Microsoft Azure in 2026. It integrates with AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Cloud WAN, and Amazon VPC, and is available in five AWS Regions via the AWS Management Console. CSPs can adopt the capability through a published open API package on GitHub.

Making the Most of Multicloud: Strategy and Security

☁ IT leaders must align business goals, governance, and security to realize multicloud benefits while managing complexity. This report outlines five core challenges — including visibility, compliance, and developer productivity — and provides guidance on securing multicloud deployments. It also examines ROI strategies and a practical checklist to maximize value and efficiency.

8 Effective Multicloud Security Tips and Best Practices

🔐 Multicloud adoption improves flexibility but introduces security and visibility risks unless managed centrally. Establish a central authority to define strategy, enforce policies and select cross-cloud tools, while implementing unified governance backed by identity management and automation. Treat every environment as a single trust boundary, enforce least privilege, and correlate telemetry for a unified detection-and-response posture. Limit access with short-lived sessions, recording and DLP to reduce attack surface and support auditability.

Google Cloud launches no-cost multicloud data transfer

🔁 Google Cloud has introduced Data Transfer Essentials, a no-cost service for EU and U.K. customers to move multicloud data between Google Cloud and other providers. Designed for in-parallel processing across multiple clouds, qualifying multicloud traffic is metered separately and billed at a zero charge while other traffic remains billed at existing Network Service Tier rates. Customers can opt in via a configuration guide to specify which traffic qualifies.