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Latest Megaport News
Megaport Extends Customers’ Networks to Google Cloud with Google Cloud’s Partner Interconnect
Megaport today announced support for Google Cloud’s Partner Interconnect (GCI Partner), a service from Google Cloud that allows customers...
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Indonesia’s Digital Transformation Demands Direct Cloud Connectivity
Megaport and NTT Indonesia provide direct cloud connectivity solutions for enterprises embracing the region’s state of digital transformation. Indonesia...
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Direct Connectivity to the World’s Leading CRM Services
Salesforce Express Connect is now available on the Megaport Network enabling businesses to achieve faster and more reliable access...
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Direct Cloud Connectivity in Finland and Beyond
We’ve joined forces with Cinia to deliver optimised cloud connectivity to the Nordics. Finnish software and connectivity solution company,...
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Megaport Cloud Router: Changing Cloud Networking as you Know it
Unlocking powerful new Layer 3 connectivity options without the need for physical infrastructure. What is Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)?...
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Exploring Megaport Cloud Router: Infographic
Explore how easy cloud to cloud networking can be with Megaport Cloud Router (MCR), Megaport’s new global virtual router for...
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Megaport and IBM Empower Enterprise Cloud
Megaport enables enterprises with direct connectivity to IBM Cloud for access to next-generation technologies. Next-generation technologies are revolutionising interactive...
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Bringing Dedicated Cloud Access into Telehouse North
Scalable on-demand cloud access is now available from one of the world’s most connected data centres. Home to key...
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Megaport and HKT Enable Hong Kong with Greater Cloud Access
HKT has launched a new cloud connectivity service for its customers in Hong Kong: HKT SkyExchange Multi-Cloud FAST Connect....
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Megaport Enables Direct Connectivity to AWS Canada (Central)
Megaport enables direct connectivity to the AWS Canada (Central) Region so enterprises can natively store, manage, and secure data....
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Oracle Cloud and Megaport Empower Finance in Frankfurt
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure opens new Frankfurt region, helps accelerate cloud adoption in Europe’s major financial centre. Frankfurt’s steadfast drive...
Cloud Space
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Q&A: Oracle Cloud
We sat down with Leo Leung, Director of Product Management, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to explore his insights into the...
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SaaS, AI, and Connectivity in the Second Wave of Cloud
Software as a Service (SaaS) applications and AI are evolving and stimulating innovation for cloud consumers. In order to...
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Asia-Pacific Cloud Growth Reaches New Heights
The Asia-Pacific cloud market accelerates as enterprises drive growth trends across the region. Commercial growth in Asia-Pacific’s public cloud...
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This Month in Cloud: Microsoft Inspire
This month, we joined with over 17,000 partners to network and collaborate at Microsoft Inspire 2017 in Washington DC....
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How to Stay Relevant in Today’s Global Cloud Market
This week, I publicly kicked off my new role at Megaport at London’s Telco Cloud Forum. I was asked...
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Google Technically Enables Australia
Recently, we had the pleasure of attending the first ever Google Cloud Onboard, an event offering a step-by-step technical...
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This Month in Cloud: Financial Benefits of Private Cloud Interconnection
Customers choose to use AWS Direct Connect and Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute for a variety of reasons including, but not...
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This Month in Cloud: Megaport’s 100% native Cloud Interconnection ecosystem
No matter how many demos of our portal I participate in, there’s one question that keeps coming up over...
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This Month in Cloud: Cloud Regions vs On-Ramp Locations
As the adoption of the cloud matures, we’re seeing more businesses looking to consolidate global IT resources. What fuels...
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It’s Cloudy All Over Germany, Not Just Frankfurt
IT cloud architecture is “multi” – Multi-cloud, multi-metro, and in some instances multi-national. When you think about the depth...
Industry Trends
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Three Steps to Direct Cloud Connectivity
Get to the cloud with seamless direct connectivity. Across the globe, cloud has become a highly appealing IT solution...
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Voice-Controlled Cloud with AWS Lambda
Last year, along with Data Solutions Group (DSG), and with the support of Amazon Web Services (AWS), I ran...
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What Megaport and Europe Mean For Each Other
It is rare that timing works so well. We couldn’t be more excited to sponsor the European Peering Forum...
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The ECIX Story – All About our Peering Customers
When building ECIX, we have always been driven by customer and internet industry requirements. It’s our customers that are...
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R&E Networks: The Original Net
We all have accounts with an Internet Service Provider at home. Some of us in the network building business...
Tech Insights
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Megaport Cloud Router: Q-in-Q for Microsoft Azure Connectivity
Deep-diving into the technical considerations for provisioning Azure cloud-to-cloud connectivity with Megaport Cloud Router. Enterprise cloud adoption is increasingly...
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Provisioning Connectivity with AWS Direct Connect Gateway and Megaport
AWS Direct Connect Gateway enables the connectivity of multiple Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) across AWS Regions worldwide. AWS features...
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The Internet is a Series of Tubes: Peering and the MegaIX
Share and source traffic with a global network of service providers via the MegaIX. Peering via an Internet Exchange...
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Megaport Exchange
We recently launched Megaport Exchange, a marketplace hosted on the Megaport Portal (megaport.al) designed to connect our rich Ecosystem of...
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Megaport Supports RIPE Atlas Project
I recently became an ambassador for the RIPE Atlas project. Atlas is an initiative by RIPE NCC to deploy a global...
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IT Resources as a Utility: The Evolution of the Modern IT Model
Introducing the first piece in our Megaport Infographic Series. Read below to learn about IT resources as a utility and...
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Q & A for Q-in-Q: Part 2
Following our last post (https://www.megaport.com/blog/q-in-q-questions-answered-part-1/) where we discussed the concept of stacked VLAN tags (Q-in-Q), in this second part...
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Visualising Megaport’s Network
What do you guys do again? Here at Megaport, we offer customers several layer 2 network services on top of...
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Q & A for Q-in-Q part 1
In this two part blog series, we will cover some of the basics around double-stacked VLAN tagging, otherwise known...
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How to Fix an ExpressRoute Service Key Error
Following on from our blog on April 4th regarding the reduced pricing for ExpressRoute Premium, here’s some quick hints and...
Customer Spotlights
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Spotlight: Network Solutions Group
“Being a Megaport partner seamlessly extends our solutions beyond those of traditional telecommunications providers. This enables us to offer...
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Spotlight: Cyxtera
“Hybrid IT is more distributed and diverse than ever. Our partnership with Megaport addresses the ever-growing customer demand for...
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Spotlight: vXchnge
vXchnge is a leading carrier-neutral colocation services provider dedicated to improving the business performance of its customers. Through its...
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Spotlight: Retrac Business Solutions
“Retrac are pleased to announce that, through our partnership with Megaport, our customers now benefit from improved access to...
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Spotlight: Brennan IT
Brennan IT is a full-service IT solutions company that focusses on providing the mid-market with the smart solutions and...
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Spotlight: Evolve IT
“Our partnership with Megaport has allowed us to provide fast, secure access to public cloud resources on the fly...
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Spotlight: Uniti Wireless
“Megaport’s reach and SDN-based fabric will allow Uniti to provide additional services to our customers, as well as the...
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Spotlight: Xfernet
“Xfernet is very excited to announce its new partnership with Megaport. After being a customer of Megaport for some...
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Spotlight: Spectrum Networks
“Spectrum Networks have wholesale agreements with every major Australian carrier. Our partnership with Megaport allows our integrators to connect...
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Spotlight: Data Express
“Data Express (DX) leverages Megaport in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth. The partnership enables us to spin up services...
Events
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AWS re:Invent 2017
AWS focuses on Serverless capabilities, AI and ML accessibility, and global expansion at re:Invent. This year’s AWS re:Invent saw...
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IP EXPO Europe 2017
Megaport joined world-class speakers and exhibitors for Europe’s number one enterprise IT event: IP EXPO Europe 2017. Cloud migration...
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Network-your-heart-out
We’re here in the US as a Platinum Sponsor of AWS re:Invent, discussing how Megaport can expand the AWS...
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See you in Vegas
Join Megaport in the largest gathering of the global Amazon Web Services community at AWS re:Invent next week. Megaport...
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Megaport kicks off November at Capacity Europe
We are in Amsterdam this week for Capacity Europe, where our newly appointed CEO, Denver Maddux, has just finished...
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Beers with peers at Equinix Peering Forum
Belinda and Michael were in Taipei last week for the Equinix Peering Forum, where Belinda had the privilege of...
Megaport Community
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Breaking the Cycle: Riding for Mental Health
Megaport’s Matt Simpson rides 2,800km from Perth to Broome for mental health. Not-for-profit group TourXOz spearheads the charity cycling...
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Shining a Spotlight on Enabling Technology
We’re delighted to receive the award for ‘Best Enabling Technology’ in the ‘Software as a Service and Cloud Service’...
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Megaport and Aqua Comms Partnership Wins Infrastructure Innovation Award
Megaport’s partnership with Aqua Comms has been celebrated at the Telecoms Innovation Summit and Awards, organised by Global Telecoms...
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The Philosophy of a Creative Company Culture
Culture, values and attitudes I’ve been in IT for some time now and worked for many different companies. I’ve...
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Europe: Our Team and what we’ve built
Strategy is important. Tactics and execution are paramount. But nothing is more important than the people on your team....
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International NodeBots Day, Brisbane
NodeBots! We couldn’t be more excited to sponsor International NodeBots Day 2016, Brisbane. On July 23rd our engineers and...
