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Amazon (AMZN, Financials) and Google introduced a co-developed multicloud networking service designed to help customers establish private, high-speed connections between the companies’ cloud platforms. The initiative responds to rising demand for uninterrupted connectivity at a time when even brief disruptions can trigger significant business losses.

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The launch comes shortly after a major Amazon Web Services outage on Oct. 20 that brought down thousands of websites, including widely used consumer apps. Analytics firm Parametrix estimates the incident will cost U.S. businesses between $500 million and $650 million. The companies said the new service is intended to streamline and strengthen links between AWS and Google Cloud infrastructure.

The offering pairs AWS Interconnectmulticloud with Google Cloud’s Cross-Cloud Interconnect to improve interoperability. Executives from both companies said the collaboration marks a structural shift in how enterprises can move applications and data across cloud environments. Google Cloud noted that Salesforce is among the early adopters.

Cloud providers continue to invest heavily in networking and data center capacity to support the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence workloads. Amazon’s cloud division generated $33 billion in revenue during the most recent quarter, more than double Google Cloud’s $15.16 billion.