DE-CIX - the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator - announced support for Google Cloud Partner Interconnect, a service from Google Cloud that allows customers to connect to Google Cloud Platform from anywhere.
Google Cloud Partner Interconnect is a new product in the Google Cloud Interconnect family. Last September, Google announced Dedicated Interconnect enables provides higher-speed and lower cost connectivity than VPN, and has become the go-to solution to connect on premise data centers with the cloud.
With Partner Interconnect, customers can now choose DE-CIX to provide connectivity from their facility to the nearest Google edge point of presence. In addition, they will also be able to select from a variety of subrate interface speeds varying from 50 Mbit/s up to what Google allows.
“Partner Interconnect gives Google Cloud customers even more connectivity choices for hybrid environments,” said, John Veizades, product manager, Google Cloud. “Together with DE-CIX, we are making it easier for customers to extend their on-prem infrastructure to the Google Cloud Platform.”
“We are happy to add Google Cloud to the DE-CIX DirectCLOUD Exchanges at our locations in Frankfurt, Munich, New York, Dallas and Marseille. Through our DirectCLOUD remote offerings customers can also benefit from Google Cloud’s global network at further DE-CIX Internet Exchanges e.g. in Hamburg and Istanbul”, says Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International.
Source: DE-CIX Press Release