Google Cloud Cross-Cloud Network is Google’s multi-cloud networking solution, expanded in 2024 as part of the Network Connectivity product family. It addresses one of the biggest challenges in multi-cloud architectures: establishing consistent, secure, and performant network connections between different cloud providers and your own data center without relying on fragile direct peering connections.
What is Google Cloud Cross-Cloud Network?
At the core of the solution is the Network Connectivity Center (NCC), a hub-and-spoke network architecture that consolidates all of Google Cloud’s connectivity solutions. Cross-Cloud Interconnect enables dedicated physical connections to AWS and Azure via Google’s global backbone network, which spans more than 2 million kilometers of fiber cable. This avoids the latency and bandwidth variability of the public internet.
For enterprises with mixed AWS-GCP or Azure-GCP architectures, Cross-Cloud Network creates a common network context: unified security policies via Cloud Firewall, consistent routing via Cloud Router, and centralized monitoring via Network Intelligence Center. This significantly simplifies compliance audits since network policies don’t need to be configured separately in each cloud account. VPN-based connections are available as a more cost-effective alternative for less latency-sensitive workloads.
Integration with on-premises infrastructure is provided via Cloud Interconnect (dedicated lines) or Cloud VPN. For migration projects, Cross-Cloud Network is particularly valuable: workloads can be migrated step by step while connectivity between remaining on-premises systems and migrated cloud workloads is seamlessly maintained. Partner Interconnect enables more cost-effective connections through certified network providers.
Integration with innFactory
As a Google Cloud partner, innFactory supports the design and implementation of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud network architectures based on Google Cloud Cross-Cloud Network.
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