Google, AT&T to Offer New Connectivity Option for Cloud Customers

Starting this week, business customers of Google's cloud services will be able to connect their datacenters to Google's Cloud Platform via AT&T's Netbond for Cloud high-bandwidth connectivity service.  As part of a new alliance announced May 29, businesses will also be able to access Google's entire range of G Suite cloud productivity apps—including Gmail, Drive and Docs—through AT&Ts Collaborate hosted voice and collaboration service.  As a result of the partnership, enterprises will be able to move workloads across cloud environments in a secure fashion without having to touch the public Internet, the two companies jointly announced. AT&T is one of several vendors with whom Google has partnered with to offer what the company calls a partner Interconnect service. Other telecommunications companies that offer such services include BT, Century Link, Equinix, Orange Business Services and Tata Communications.  "Partner Interconnect offers organizations private connectivity to GCP and allows data centers geographically distant from a Google Cloud region or point of presence to connect at up to 10Gbps," AT&T and Google said.