AWS Interconnect – Multicloud is the Highway, SFTP Gateway and StorageLink are the Trucks
AWS recently announced the preview of AWS Interconnect – multicloud, a new service that creates private, high-speed connections between AWS and other major cloud providers. Google Cloud is the first launch partner, with Microsoft Azure support coming in 2026. For enterprises running multicloud environments, this is significant news. But it’s also worth understanding exactly what this service does (and doesn’t do) for your data movement strategy.The Infrastructure Layer vs. The Data Layer
Think of AWS Interconnect as a highway construction project. AWS is building dedicated, private roads between its cloud and others. These roads offer dedicated bandwidth, built-in resiliency, and eliminate the need for enterprises to architect their own complex network connections across providers. But a highway doesn’t move cargo. It just makes movement possible. Once you have fast, private connectivity between clouds, you still need tools actually to transfer your data across those connections. That’s an entirely different layer of the stack, and it’s where Thorn Technologies can help with SFTP Gateway and StorageLink. As our CEO, Jeff Thorn, writes on LinkedIn, “AWS just built the highway. We’ve got the trucks.”What AWS Interconnect – Multicloud Provides
AWS Interconnect – multicloud handles the network plumbing:- Private connections between your Amazon VPCs and other cloud environments
- Dedicated bandwidth so your cross-cloud traffic isn’t competing with public internet
- Built-in resiliency for reliable connectivity
- Integration with AWS networking services like Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN
- Faster setup compared to traditional DIY multicloud networking
