AWS announces AWS Interconnect - multicloud connectivity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in preview

Amazon Web Services has launched a public preview of AWS Interconnect for multicloud connectivity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), marking a significant expansion of the company's multicloud networking capabilities. The service enables customers to establish resilient, scalable private connections between AWS and OCI without the complexity of building and managing custom network architectures across multiple cloud providers. AWS positions this as the first purpose-built product of its kind for direct cloud-to-cloud connectivity. The announcement builds on AWS's broader multicloud strategy, with OCI becoming the latest cloud service provider to adopt AWS's open specification for Interconnect. The service is already generally available for Google Cloud and will extend to Microsoft Azure later in 2026, creating a unified connectivity platform across major cloud providers. Currently available in preview in the us-east-1 region, customers can provision connections through the AWS Management Console, CLI, or API. This development addresses growing enterprise demand for multicloud strategies driven by interoperability requirements and the need for technology flexibility. Previously, organizations had to implement complex 'do-it-yourself' networking solutions to connect workloads across different cloud platforms, creating operational overhead and potential reliability issues.