Currently, there is a strong demand among Fortune 1000 companies for secure, reliable and affordable access to next-generation cloud networking services. At the same time, businesses require real-time visibility and control over network traffic to support their cloud operations.
This challenge just got easier thanks to a new partnership between PacketFabric, a leading provider of next-generation Ethernet-based cloud networking services and a member of the NantWorks ecosystem of companies, and CyrusOne, which is a premier global data center real estate investment trust (REIT). The partnership will make it possible for Fortune 1000 companies to utilize PacketFabric’s leading SDN-based network platform. Businesses can use the platform to facilitate the instantaneous provisioning of connectivity between customers and partners across a secure global ecosystem.
“PacketFabric brings extremely scalable and dynamic network capacity that enriches our ecosystem by linking CyrusOne to carriers, cloud providers, health research institutions, and other service providers,” stated Josh Snowhorn, Vice President and General Manager, Interconnection at CyrusOne, concerning the partnership. “Our Fortune 1000 enterprise customers in the financial, energy, technology, and healthcare sectors require scalable networking cloud services, exactly the type of service offering PacketFabric delivers,” “The leadership team at PacketFabric are true innovators in the industry and are tackling some of the most challenging problems enterprises are facing in the new digital era. We are excited to work with PacketFabric to empower and evolve the CyrusOne ecosystem to better meet today’s opportunities with our customers and to be prepared for tomorrow’s as well.”
PacketFabric Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Business Development, Jezzibell Gilmore, also spoke about the agreement.
“This agreement with CyrusOne enables PacketFabric to provide reliable, secure and scalable connectivity to a wide-reaching ecosystem across our private purpose-built next-generation network,” stated Gilmore. “CyrusOne’s reputation as a trusted technology leader complements our platform, and aligns with our mission to change the ways networks communicate with one another.”
CyrusOne operates 35 carrier-neutral data center facilities across the U.S., Europe and Asia. The company provides customers with the scale and flexibility that is necessary for matching their specific IT growth needs. Additionally, all CyrusOne facilities are specifically engineered to include power-dense infrastructure for excellent availability, and an architecture with the highest-available power redundancy (2N).
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