Oracle and AWS Collaborate to Expand Multicloud Networking

Oracle outlined plans to expand Multicloud Networking (MCNS) capabilities aimed at enabling private, high-speed connectivity between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and AWS. The company said the work focuses on connectivity that supports running applications and moving data across the two environments.

Oracle described the collaboration as adding to its MCNS offering by connecting Oracle Interconnect with AWS Interconnect–multicloud. The company said the approach is intended to support enterprise deployments using both full and split-stack multicloud configurations.

According to the statement, OCI has native, high-performance interconnect capabilities for enterprise-scale workloads and supports multicloud connectivity across 26 interconnected partner cloud regions. Through MCNS solutions, OCI said customers could establish secure, private, highly available cloud-to-cloud connectivity without relying on traditional manually configured networking.

Oracle said the OCI and AWS Interconnect–multicloud collaboration is planned to be available later this year in the AWS US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 region. In its remarks, Nathan Thomas, senior vice president, product management, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, said, “Oracle continues to advance multicloud connectivity as part of its commitment to helping customers unlock flexibility, agility, and performance across clouds,” said Nathan Thomas, senior vice president, product management, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. “With Oracle AI Database@AWS, we pioneered a simpler way for customers to run Oracle AI Database workloads in AWS with the same features, architecture, and performance as they expect on-premises. We're now building on that by establishing connectivity between our popular cross-cloud interconnect and AWS Interconnect–multicloud. This will help our mutual customers modernize their applications, unify their data, and unlock new generative AI opportunities.”