Oracle Corporation and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on April 20, 2026, a major expansion of their strategic multicloud partnership. The primary development is the formal linking of Oracle Interconnect with AWS Interconnect, creating a managed, private, and high-performance network bridge between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and AWS. This integration is designed to provide enterprise customers with a seamless method for connecting resources across the two leading cloud platforms without the latency and security risks associated with the public internet.
The technical framework of the expanded partnership allows for direct, private peering between OCI and AWS data centers. This dedicated connectivity supports high-bandwidth data transfers, which Oracle officials stated are essential for modern enterprise workloads, particularly those involving large-scale databases and distributed application architectures. By utilizing this direct link, organizations can run application logic on AWS while maintaining their primary data stores on Oracle’s Autonomous Database or Exadata Database Service within OCI.
Clay Magouyrk, Executive Vice President of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, highlighted the operational efficiencies of the move. Magouyrk stated that the integration is a response to customer feedback requesting simplified multicloud management. He noted that the new interconnect capability significantly reduces the technical overhead required to maintain secure tunnels between clouds and helps in optimizing network performance for latency-sensitive tasks. The partnership also includes unified billing and support structures for the interconnect service, further consolidating the administrative experience for joint customers.
The expansion is heavily focused on supporting the infrastructure requirements of generative artificial intelligence. As AI deployments become more complex, enterprises frequently require the ability to move massive datasets between specialized compute clusters and storage environments. Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, commented that the collaboration ensures that AWS customers can access Oracle’s database technologies with the same level of performance they expect from native AWS services. This is particularly relevant for training large language models that rely on data residing in Oracle environments but utilize AWS’s extensive suite of AI development tools, such as Amazon Bedrock.
This announcement marks a continuation of Oracle’s broader strategy to position OCI as an open platform that interacts natively with other major hyperscalers. It follows similar deep integrations Oracle has established with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. The integrated interconnect service is available starting today in several key geographic regions, including US East, US West, London, and Frankfurt. Both companies confirmed that they intend to roll out the connectivity to all global regions where OCI and AWS share physical proximity by the conclusion of the 2026 fiscal year.