EdgeConneX, specializing in global data center solutions at the edge of the network, today announces that NetFoundry,
the leader in Application Specific Networking, which enables businesses
to instantly connect distributed applications in any cloud, on any
device, anywhere with unprecedented simplicity, will deploy its leading
SDN-based (Software Defined Network) elastic interconnection services
in Edge Data Centers across
its global footprint. With NetFoundry, EdgeConneX continues to extend
its Edge ecosystem of key cloud and IoT enablement platforms, providing
enterprise customers with scalable, private and direct connections to
the world's most popular cloud and IoT service providers, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and more.
Cloud adoption by enterprises and SMBs continues at an ever-increasing pace. According to Rightscale's 2018 State of the Cloud Report,
over 95 percent of enterprises use cloud and over 80 percent have a
multi-cloud strategy. However, security to the cloud continues to be a
challenge for over 75 percent of enterprises, along with cloud-related
spend. Meanwhile, Cisco's latest Global Cloud Index predicts
that by 2021 more than 95 percent of data center traffic will be to and
from the cloud. Addressing all these challenges means a new networking
solution is required to better enable secure, cost-effective,
high-performing access to multiple cloud providers globally.
By
collaborating with next-generation application-specific connectivity
enablers like NetFoundry, EdgeConneX helps enterprises maximize the
benefits, while at the same time minimize the impediments and concerns
of using the cloud. With private, dedicated access to leading cloud
providers from EdgeConneX data centers via the NetFoundry platform,
customers have the peace of mind of an economical, flexible and
high-performance networking solution.
"By
deploying NetFoundry's platform throughout EdgeConneX's global Edge
Data Centers, we are helping bring a better cloud locally to
enterprises," explains Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing Officer,
EdgeConneX. "Whether it's cloud, IoT, or SaaS applications, proximity
increasingly matters for both service providers and end users, so having
NetFoundry's solution available at the Edge will benefit both."
"It's
important for enterprises to have readily available access to cloud
service providers," adds Galeal Zino, CEO of NetFoundry. "NetFoundry's
collaboration with EdgeConneX is a major milestone toward enhanced
connectivity at the Edge of the network, bringing direct cloud access
where it's needed most. Our software-only, global platform drives cloud
adoption throughout the enterprise community with unmatched agility and
simplicity. We look forward to providing EdgeConneX customers the
necessary means to achieve instant, fast, and reliable connectivity to
mission-critical cloud services."
The
first market that NetFoundry service will be available is in Portland.
Further expansion across the EdgeConneX data center network of Edge Data
Centers is planned for later in the year and in 2019.
For
more information about EdgeConneX and its leading Edge of network
infrastructure solutions for expanding and improving access to wireless
and data communications, visit edgeconnex.com