Google avoids public internet to ease cloud migration

Dedicated Interconnect is designed for data-heavy users

Google is making it easier to connect and migrate to its cloud platform with a new service called Dedicated Interconnect: a private network connection to the Google Cloud, avoiding the public internet.

Designed for customers with data- and latency-sensitive services, Dedicated Interconnect uses connections from its own service provider partners. Google says that the service provides ‘increased throughput and even a potential reduction in network costs.' Cloud Platform traffic leaving through Dedicated Interconnect links is charged at a discounted rate.

Corporate datacentre networks can be extended into the Google Cloud, as part of a hybrid deployment, using the new service. Dedicated Interconnect can also be used to control how large or real-time data sets are routed.

Available in 10 Gbps increments (up to 80Gbps), Dedicated Interconnect can be configured for up to a 99.99 per cent uptime SLA. Deployment is virtualised, with no physical work required.

The downside (aside from the price) is that the service is currently only available in certain locations: currently most of the USA; parts of Europe; Japan; Hong Kong; Singapore; and Sydney.

Nhan Phan, VP of Engineering at Metamarkets, said, "Accessing GCP with high bandwidth, low latency and consistent network connectivity is critical for our business objectives. Google's Dedicated Interconnect allows us to successfully achieve higher reliability, higher throughput, and lower latency while reducing the total cost of ownership by more than 60 per cent, compared to solutions over the public internet."

Last month, Equinix predicted that private interconnects like Google's new offering would outgrow the public internet by 2020.