Hyperlocal to hyperscale data centre solutions provider EdgeConneX has announced that it will now offers customers in Portland access to Microsoft cloud services by offering the Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute service in its Portland Edge Data Center (EDC).
With the new Azure ExpressRoute site now available in Portland, customers located in the local EdgeConneX data center campus can cross connect to privately access all Microsoft cloud services available through the Azure cloud platform, the company said. Azure ExpressRoute allows users to create private connections between their IT deployments and Microsoft’s global data centers. Aron Smith, Vice President for Interconnection Product Management at EdgeConneX said:
“Portland is an emerging and important Edge data center market. Its power rates and tax incentives provide an ideal market for many service providers to support not only Portland, but much of the entire West Coast region. By providing local private access to the Cloud in Portland via Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute at EdgeConneX, our customers can enjoy all the benefits of the Cloud with a secure, dedicated and local access solution that simultaneously optimizes performance and reduces costs.”
Enhanced Connectivity
All other enterprises located in the greater Portland area can also connect to the local Azure ExpressRoute site by using the various metro ethernet solutions offered by their local carrier to connect back to the data center campus or other ExpressRoute partners offering connectivity to the Portland site, EdgeConneX said. Sudha Mahajan, Partner Program Manager, Microsoft Azure Networking stated:
“Manageability and network performance are often the largest inhibitors to cloud adoption or migrations. Through Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute sites like the one at the EdgeConneX Portland data center campus, we provide predictable and consistent performance and user experience for local enterprises accessing cloud applications, content, or services on the Microsoft global network.”
The Portland campus has been purpose-built and strategically located to provide a secure colocation facility for customers wishing to deliver content and applications to local-market end-users – with the lowest possible latency. With its attractive power rates and tax incentives, Portland is an ideal market for many service providers to support not only Portland itself, but much of the entire West Coast region.
It’s also a key alternative gateway between North America and APAC with submarine cables in Oregon directly connecting to several countries in Asia.
With its attractive power rates and tax incentives, Portland is an ideal market for many service providers to support not only Portland itself, but much of the entire West Coast region. It’s also a key alternative gateway between North America and APAC with submarine cables in Oregon directly connecting to several countries in Asia.
