Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud launched a joint multicloud networking service on Sunday, December 1, 2025, aiming to solve connectivity issues that have affected cloud customers, including those in the cryptocurrency sector. The service allows companies to establish private, high-speed connections between AWS and Google Cloud in minutes, a drastic reduction from the previous weeks-long setup process.
This development comes after a costly AWS outage on October 20, which knocked thousands of websites offline, including Snapchat and Reddit, and is estimated to have cost U.S. companies between $500 million and $650 million in losses, according to analytics firm Parametrix. Such disruptions highlight the critical need for reliable cloud infrastructure for cryptocurrency exchanges, mining operations, and blockchain nodes.
The new offering merges AWS's Interconnect-multicloud with Google Cloud's Cross-Cloud Interconnect, providing encrypted, redundant routes and dedicated bandwidth options. Robert Kennedy, vice president of network services at AWS, called it a "fundamental shift in multicloud connectivity," while Rob Enns from Google Cloud noted it simplifies data and application movement between clouds, essential for distributed crypto applications.
Salesforce has signed on as an early adopter, testing the service to support data movement across platforms. AWS remains the largest cloud provider with $33 billion in Q3 revenue, more than double Google Cloud's $15.16 billion. Microsoft Azure is expected to join the multicloud service in 2026, expanding connectivity to three major providers.
As part of the launch, an open interoperability specification was released on GitHub for other cloud providers to adopt, promoting industry-wide standards. For the crypto market, this collaboration enhances infrastructure reliability, potentially reducing downtime risks and supporting growing demands from AI and data-intensive workloads in blockchain networks.
