Why it gets missed
Inter-cloud traffic sits between teams. The application team sees its own cloud; the network team sees the data center. Nobody owns the path in between until something goes wrong.
What to measure
- Volume per application and direction.
- Latency and packet loss on each path.
- Utilisation of private connections against capacity.
- Egress cost attributed to teams and projects.
Use the right data sources
Combine cloud flow logs, billing data and the monitoring available on your private connections. Peer1IX provides utilisation data for each virtual circuit.
Set meaningful alerts
Alert on sudden changes: a doubling of traffic, a jump in latency, a new destination. These often reveal misconfigurations or runaway jobs.
Review regularly
A monthly review of inter-cloud flows helps catch waste and plan capacity.
With visibility, multi-cloud networking becomes manageable rather than mysterious.
