AWS Interconnect is now generally available in two flavors: multicloud and last mile. The multicloud option provides managed private Layer 3 connectivity between AWS VPCs and other cloud providers, starting with Google Cloud (Azure coming later in 2026), with MACsec encryption, built-in resiliency across multiple physical facilities, and CloudWatch monitoring. The last-mile option simplifies establishing high-speed private connections from branch offices or data centers to AWS through network providers like Lumen, with automatic provisioning of four redundant connections, BGP routing, and MACsec. Both are configured via the AWS Console in minutes, support 1–100 Gbps bandwidth, and attach to Direct Connect Gateways. A step-by-step walkthrough demonstrates connecting an AWS VPC to a Google Cloud VPC, including key gotchas around IP range overlap, MTU mismatches, and IPv4/IPv6 alignment.

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