Matt Simpson
Executive VP | Business Development
Matt Simpson oversees a global portfolio of partnerships while driving Megaport’s business development efforts, leading new market expansions and forming valuable strategic relationships.
As a founding employee of Megaport, Matt’s previous senior leadership roles include VP Cloud Product, Head of Global Cloud strategy, and most recently VP Global Business Development.
Matt’s expertise shines through his ability to forge strategic alliances and develop meaningful partnerships with industry giants across cloud, networking, and data centers, including AWS, Microsoft, Google, Digital Realty and Cisco.
How Megaport and Wasabi Are Simplifying Cloud Storage
With the rapid growth of cloud-native applications, businesses are increasingly seeking reliable and efficient cloud storage solutions. However, relying solely on major hyperscale cloud providers can often lead to complexity and high costs. This is where independent cloud storage platforms like Wasabi come into play, offering simplicity and affordability without compromising on performance.
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Cloud-Driven Innovations in Mexico and Latin America
We’ve written about the state of the cloud in Mexico before. (Spoiler alert: It’s growing, and growing fast.) We’ve also written about key verticals where cloud computing is playing an increasingly important role. In our third and final blog about Mexico, we’ll look at some of the innovations establishing the country and the greater region of Latin America as an international hub for cloud-driven IT.
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The Enterprise’s Guide to AWS Direct Connect and Transit Gateway
How AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Peering Options Have Evolved Ever since AWS Direct Connect launched in 2012, organisations have been embracing dedicated connections to their cloud services—they gained the ability to improve their overall data transfers, increase their network performance, and enhance their data privacy when connecting to AWS. With the introduction of an array of new service features and enhancements, the options for peering with AWS have certainly evolved. Let’s take a look at how this has developed and how you can take advantage of some of the features available.
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