Well, 2025 is already weird.
AWS and Google Cloud — two vendors who normally compete like siblings fighting over the front seat — just announced a joint multicloud networking service.
Yes, you read that right.
AWS + Google. Together. On purpose.
Somewhere, an architect is crying tears of joy.
Somewhere else, an MSP is updating their service catalog.
And somewhere deep inside AWS, someone probably had to whisper:
“Fine… we’ll work with them… but we don’t have to like it.”
But jokes aside — this is a legitimately big deal.
What Actually Happened?
AWS and Google Cloud rolled out a new private, high-speed, secure multicloud link between the two platforms.
Think of it like a VIP tunnel between clouds:
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No public internet
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No funky routing hacks
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No—“why is data transfer more expensive than the actual compute we used?”—surprises
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Lower latency
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Higher throughput
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Much better security posture
Basically, they built the cloud version of the private hallway celebrities use to avoid paparazzi.
Why This Matters (Especially If You’re an MSP, VAR, or Anyone Running Hybrid/Multi-Cloud)
For years, companies running workloads in more than one cloud have dealt with The Big Multicloud Problem™:
“Everything works great… until the data needs to move everywhere.”
Data egress charges. Latency. Routing complexity.
We’ve seen it all.
This new AWS–Google high-speed link does two magical things:
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It makes multicloud performance not suck.
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It reduces one of the most painful cost black holes: cross-cloud data transfer.
If you’re supporting customers across AWS AND Google Cloud, this is an absolute win.
A Real Customer Story: The Multicloud Migration Meltdown
We had a customer a while back — very enthusiastic, very ambitious, lots of whiteboards.
They announced they were “going multicloud” because:
“We want resiliency, vendor portability, and the strategic advantage of cloud arbitrage.”
(All excellent reasons, by the way.)
Four weeks in, they called us.
Tone: “I’m not panicking… but I might start soon.”
Their problem?
Data transfer between AWS and Google was costing more than the actual applications.
Like… significantly more.
Every time their analytics pipeline pulled data across clouds, it was like lighting money on fire and waving it around for fun.
We had to rearchitect the workflow, set up caching, redesign the sync patterns — and THEN put guardrails in place so they wouldn’t accidentally nuke their budget again.
If this new private AWS–Google link had existed back then?
We could’ve saved them weeks of suffering, thousands of dollars, and at least two emergency meetings involving spreadsheets and energy drinks.
So… Are AWS and Google Becoming Friends?
Let’s not get carried away.
They’re not grabbing beers together after work.
But what they are doing is acknowledging reality:
Customers are multicloud whether vendors like it or not.
This announcement is:
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Practical
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Customer-driven
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And honestly long overdue
Multicloud isn’t going away.
Hybrid isn’t going away.
Data isn’t magically moving less.
So now, instead of duct-taping clouds together with VPNs, tunnels, firewalls, wishful thinking, and a junior engineer named Kyle…
We get an actual supported, private, enterprise-grade connection.
What This Means for FinOps and Cost Management
Oh yes — let’s talk money.
This new service:
1. Reduces unpredictable egress charges
The #1 killer of cloud budgets.
2. Improves forecasting accuracy
Because you finally know your cross-cloud patterns.
3. Eliminates the “mystery jump” in data-transfer costs
You know the one.
The one that shows up on page 47 of your bill.
4. Makes multicloud architectures viable for more orgs
Especially those that avoided it purely because of cost risk.
For MSPs and VARs?
This is a new managed service offering waiting to happen.
Your 2025 Multicloud Checklist
If you’re juggling AWS + Google Cloud:
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Map existing data flows between clouds
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Analyze what % of your bill is data egress
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Re-evaluate architectures that rely on cross-cloud sync
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Check if the new private link cuts costs (it will for many)
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Rebaseline your FinOps dashboards with cleaner cross-cloud data
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Build governance policies to prevent cross-cloud “surprise spikes”
This is the year multicloud finally becomes… reasonable.
Where EverythingCloud Fits Into All This
So here’s the truth:
A new AWS–Google connection doesn’t magically fix your cloud costs.
It just gives you a better pipe to move your very expensive data through.
You still need visibility.
You still need governance.
You still need anomaly alerts.
You still need someone watching the architecture so you don’t create a $32,000 Friday Afternoon Surprise™.
That’s exactly where EverythingCloud comes in.
We’re not just a tool.
We’re not just consultants.
We’re your FinOps Platform + Embedded Optimization Team… Your multicloud cost control tower.
We give you:
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Unified AWS + Google + Azure cost intelligence
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Data-transfer visibility across providers
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Automated anomaly detection
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Architecture support when you’re planning hybrid workflows
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Monthly “FinOps-in-Five” summaries
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Real humans making sure you never trigger the Cross-Cloud Meltdown of Doom™
Whether you’re handling one cloud or several, our job is simple:
You build cool stuff.
We make the cloud bills behave.
If you want to understand whether this new AWS–Google private link can save you money… Or if your cross-cloud data flows are quietly plotting against you… Reach out anytime.
And yes, we’ve fixed it….. errr i mean are in the process. 🙂
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