Frankfurt in focus: AWS and Google launch pilot project

AWS Interconnect – multicloud connects AWS and Google Cloud and has been generally available via private network connections since April 2026. Frankfurt is among the supported regions. The connection between AWS and Microsoft Azure has been available there in public preview since August 2026. For platform teams, costs, responsibilities, and securing each cloud environment remain their own items to review.

Key Takeaways

From Preview to Regular Offering

AWS announced Interconnect – multicloud at the end of November 2025 as a preview. Google Cloud was the first partner. The goal is to provide private connections with dedicated bandwidth between AWS and other cloud environments without customers having to build the underlying infrastructure themselves.

On April 14, 2026, general availability with Google Cloud followed. The original article classified that date as the start of the preview. For architecture decisions, the difference matters: a generally available connection and a preview feature must each be evaluated against their specific contract terms and operational requirements.

Frankfurt Connects AWS and Google Cloud

In Frankfurt, the service connects the AWS region eu-central-1 with Google Cloud Frankfurt. With the managed connection, teams are spared the work of building the physical infrastructure. Network design, access rights, and securing the applications remain part of their own architecture planning.

For a test, a clearly scoped use case makes sense, such as connecting two test environments. This allows teams to examine routing, monitoring, failover behavior, and responsibilities before production dependencies arise.

Azure Is in Public Preview

Since August 31, 2026, AWS has offered the connection to Microsoft Azure as a public preview. Frankfurt is among the regions named by AWS. Teams with three cloud providers can already examine the connection and should factor the differing product statuses into their planning.

A shared network connection, on its own, determines neither the portability of an application nor its identity and authorization concept. These questions belong in the assessment of the overall multicloud architecture.

Review Costs and Operations Before Deployment

AWS offers a free quota with 500 Mbit/s for a local connection under the conditions specified by AWS. It applies to the AWS side. The respective other cloud provider charges for its side independently. A cost comparison should therefore include both providers and the planned data volume in the calculation.

Before a production rollout, teams should also review the applicable service terms, support channels, and procedures for outages. Where data residency requirements apply, the actual data path must be assessed separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Translated from the German original using artificial intelligence. The German version is authoritative.