Traffic🚦and Weather 🌥: Troubleshooting Cloud to Cloud Connectivity

@captainpacket and I dive into the all-too-common struggle of troubleshooting connectivity issues between cloud environments. As more companies move applications to the cloud, the old on-prem tools just don’t cut it anymore. We walk through how Forward Networks helps solve these challenges with an intuitive, powerful approach that saves time and simplifies understanding complex network paths.

Craig shows how Forward Networks lets him map out an entire data flow from one cloud to another in seconds. He doesn’t need to jump through hoops with trace routes, logging into each firewall, or trying out multiple cloud-native tools. Instead, he inputs the source and destination, and Forward reveals every step along the way, pinpointing exactly where the issue is—and fixing it becomes a breeze.

Here’s a summary of what we covered:

• Connectivity Challenges Between Clouds: Why troubleshooting from one cloud to another is tough without the right tools.
• Old vs. New Tools: The limits of traditional troubleshooting tools in a cloud environment and how Forward Networks fills the gap.
• Digital Twin Power: Using Forward’s digital twin model to visualize end-to-end paths across multiple clouds.
• Detailed Path Insights: Seeing every route table, security group, and firewall along a data flow and identifying what’s blocking traffic.
• Simplified Multi-Cloud Troubleshooting: How even non-experts can use Forward to diagnose issues without deep knowledge of each cloud.

For anyone managing cloud networks, this is a game-changer. Watch as Craig and I break down how Forward Networks transforms connectivity troubleshooting from a multi-hour headache into a straightforward, manageable task.