Enterprise cloud adoption demands deterministic low latency, predictable egress bandwidth costs, and private cryptographic separation through dedicated Cloud Interconnects.
1. Hybrid Multi-Cloud Interconnect Architecture
Direct Connect SLA Requirements
High-resiliency enterprise architectures require redundant cross-connects provisioned across separate Equinix or CoreSite meet-me rooms, configured with BGP Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) timers under 300ms.
- AWS Direct Connect (DX): Dedicated 10G/100G fiber cross-connects with Private and Transit Virtual Interfaces (VIF) linked to AWS Transit Gateways.
- Azure ExpressRoute: Layer 3 BGP peering across Microsoft Enterprise Edge (MSEE) routers with ExpressRoute Direct MACsec encryption.
- Multi-Cloud Overlay: Establishing an automated Aviatrix or Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN overlay bridging AWS VPCs, Azure VNets, and on-premises colocation cages.