Cloud Interconnect
Cloud Interconnect refers to a suite of services offered by major cloud providers that enable customers to establish a direct, private network connection between their on-premises data centers and the cloud provider's network. This bypasses the public internet, offering improved bandwidth, lower…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2011
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Cloud Interconnect was created to address the limitations of connecting enterprise data centers to cloud environments via the public internet or traditional IPsec VPNs, which often suffered from unpredictable performance, limited bandwidth, higher latency, and increased security risks.
- Platforms
- Alibaba Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Enterprises with large on-premises infrastructure
- Financial institutions with strict compliance needs
- Organizations requiring high-bandwidth data transfers
- Government agencies with sensitive data
- Media and entertainment companies for content delivery