Level 3^® Cloud Connect Solutions: Your Private Ecosystem

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Cloud Connect is a global ecosystem that connects private connectivity to major cloud providers and third-party data centers, among others. Cloud connectivity allows for increased performance and bandwidth in comparison to what the internet provides to major cloud providers, such as Amazon, Azure, Google and IBM. Cloud Connect allows for network connectivity by providing improved security, increased performance and more flexibility, than compared to traditional internet connectivity.

While connecting to the cloud through traditional public internet has been standard, Cloud Connect provides private connections to the cloud. “We enable the businesses and enterprises of today to have high performance, private connectivity to the major cloud service providers … enabling the agility for them in a different experience and a better experience are they go to the cloud and transition to the cloud,” Andrew Adams, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, said.

In taking a step back, it will be best to understand the different types of public and private environments. In general, a major cloud provider is all public, whereas, a company may have its own equipment, like data center servers, which are all private. While there are many pros and cons to both types of environments, a hybrid environment tends to be most prevalent today. A hybrid environment uses a public cloud but also uses their own servers or other data center equipment.

Because of this type of situation, Cloud Connect can play a critical part across all IT departments. Network strategy is important; therefore, development plays an important part in allowing for precision. Ensuring performance, security, flexibility and global connectivity, is serviced, Cloud Connect exceeds in quality connection.

Most companies are in the cloud today. The companies not in the cloud are using public connections, and will likely find its internet connections, WAN or data centers, are being overwhelmed. Companies who support SaaS, cloud applications, development or infrastructure, should specifically be taking advantage of Cloud Connect.

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an approach to using open protocols to control networks. Level 3 offers a SDN solution, Adaptive Network Controls Solutions. This product family includes: dynamic capacity, increased bandwidth, greater agility and adaptive solutions. Level 3 offers an Enhanced Management service to give the client a closer look at their bandwidth use. The Level 3 Adaptive Network Control Solutions is the smart way to manage business and network demands.

Overall, the greatest benefits of Cloud Connect is the scalability and flexibility offered today with cloud service partners, consultative approach and different network offerings.

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