AWS announces AWS Interconnect - last mile preview with Equinix

AWS Interconnect - last mile preview with Equinix

AWS Interconnect - last mile is now available in preview with Equinix, allowing you to connect your infrastructure across Equinix's global network of 282 data centers worldwide to AWS in a few clicks.

Interconnect - last mile provides managed, private, and resilient connections to AWS, eliminating the need to order cross-connects or configure routers. To set up in the AWS Management Console, choose an AWS Region, a bandwidth speed, a Direct Connect gateway, and your Equinix Fabric One project ID. AWS generates an activation key, which you enter in the Equinix Fabric One portal to complete the setup. You can also initiate the connection from the Equinix Fabric One portal.

AWS and Equinix set up quad-redundant capacity in advance, across two locations and four separate links, with BGP peering, VLANs, and ASNs configured for you. Every connection is built for maximum resilience and comes with a 99.99% availability SLA. Traffic between AWS and Equinix edge devices is encrypted with MACsec by default.

What to do

• Order 1 Gbps Interconnect - last mile connections at no charge to the US West (N. California) Region through the San Jose metro and to the US East (N. Virginia) Region through the Northern Virginia metro during the preview.
• Scale bandwidth from 1 Gbps to 100 Gbps when Interconnect - last mile with Equinix becomes generally available.
• Create connections using the console, the AWS CLI, or the API.
• Partners can integrate using the open API package on GitHub.

Source: AWS release notes

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