Uber de-risks hybrid AI with Cloud Interconnect

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Uber has a lot in common with the cities it serves. Both are always changing and growing, both must carefully manage the resulting traffic to prevent congestion and sprawl.

Uber has continuously evolved its technical strategies to manage its expanding network, and this careful planning and constant evolution helps ensure that application traffic across its entire platform runs smoothly. Ultimately, maintaining a reliable, high-scale platform that operates seamlessly at any given time is key to preserving user trust.

One important solution in this effort has been application awareness on Cloud Interconnect. An industry-first tool for application prioritization across hybrid networks, application awareness on Cloud Interconnect has helped Uber prioritize critical traffic to ensure business continuity during potential network congestion events.

Uber acted as an early design partner for application awareness on Cloud Interconnect, helping ensure that this capability met the demands of Uber’s global-scale operations. It not only improved...

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