Cloud Networking
Multicloud Security: Challenges and Solutions
The more clouds you use, the more security risks your business could face. Here’s how to keep your business safe in a multicloud environment.
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The Real Cost of High Network Latency
High latency and inflexible bandwidth have a domino effect across your entire business, impacting your productivity and revenue. Here’s how to improve it.
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Six Key Differences Between Major Cloud Providers
Demystify your private cloud options with our comparison of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud.
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How to Automate Your Megaport Infrastructure With APIs
Learn how to transform your network efficiency and interoperability, all from a single interface.
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How to Lower Your Cloud Costs
Cloud costs can pile up quickly, and often behind the scenes. We explain how you can help your business keep cloud spend under control.
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Peering: How Local Is Local?
Optimize network performance by ensuring both you and your peers are locally connected.
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Megaport Enables Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro for More Resilient Network Connectivity
With our latest enablements, you can use ExpressRoute Metro and Megaport to reduce downtime, improve latency, and protect your bottom line.
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Easy Ways to Interconnect Your Network
In 2024, an interconnected network is a must-have. Here’s how to get one and supercharge your business operations.
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The Role of the Data Center in Your Network
From traditional to virtual, we explore the different ways this facility can support your enterprise network.
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Top 10 How-To Guides To Improve Your Network
Tech providers often provide valuable resources to help you optimize your network. Here are ten of our recent favorites.
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Comparing Encryption in Transit Options
Weigh up three popular ways to protect your data in transit—host level encryption (TLS/SSH), MACsec, and IPsec—to fortify your network security.
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Comparing Generative AI Offerings From Major Cloud Providers
Avoid AI overwhelm and weigh up your options easily with our roundup of the top generative AI offerings from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
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A Sustainable Business Strategy Starts With Your Network
When reviewing or implementing business sustainability strategies, it’s critical not to overlook your network.
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Solutions to Common API Issues With Megaport
This detailed guide gives you 11 solutions to common API problems, so you can automate and streamline your deployments with ease.
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Megaport Enhancing Connectivity in Canberra
As the demand for cloud services continues to grow, ensuring security, compliance, and reliability remains paramount, especially for government entities and affiliated sectors. Megaport is meeting these critical needs with its recently expanded network in Canberra, providing robust and secure connectivity options for such users.
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AWS PrivateLink, Explained
Customers implementing AWS connectivity are presented with a range of choices, including PrivateLink. So when is PrivateLink most suitable? We detail the uses and benefits of this private connectivity method.
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High Availability With Palo Alto Networks and Megaport
Palo Alto Networks High Availability has been one of our most highly requested feature integrations with Megaport Virtual Edge. Now, it’s available. Here’s how you can use it for a more reliable, redundant network.
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Megaport's New Portal Features and Functionalities
In this blog post, we’re excited to share the details of some recent feature updates, each meticulously designed to provide you with more flexibility, improved performance, and a more intuitive user experience.
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Internet Exchanges and Peering: Unlocking the Benefits
This growing connectivity method opens users to a whole new world of network capabilities, and is becoming more essential than ever before.
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Why Spain Should Be Your Next Network Expansion Target
This European country is poised to make its mark in the cloud networking industry. Here’s why it should be the next addition to your enterprise network.
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Introducing Megaport Internet
Get a dedicated internet solution with all the benefits of Megaport’s scalable network fabric in just 60 seconds.
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How Generative AI is Changing the Way We Harness Our Data
In today’s ever-evolving digital landscape, data is the new gold. And with the advent of generative AI in cloud services, businesses have a unique chance to transform their data in powerful new ways.
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Comparing Your Multicloud Connectivity Options
As multicloud adoption surges, so too do the choices for connecting to your clouds. We break down the key solutions and their benefits.
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What Are Cloud Centers of Excellence (CCoE), and Should You Have One?
Today, the cloud impacts all departments of the organization, not just the IT crew. Here’s how cloud centers of excellence drive cloud success.
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Cross-Cloud Connectivity Made Easy with Oracle and Megaport
With the latest suite of integrations between Megaport and Oracle Cloud, boosting performance and reducing costs across your cloud suite is easier than ever.
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Is Cloud Storage Safe?
Are your storage needs increasing faster than your on-premises storage can handle? We explain why cloud storage is actually the safer option – while also saving you money.
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What’s New With Megaport’s Services
Here’s everything you need to know about Megaport’s latest service enhancements.
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PaaS vs SaaS vs IaaS vs NaaS: What's the Difference?
With a range of network and computing capabilities now offered via the cloud, it can be tricky to keep up. We explain the four core ‘as a service’ offerings and their use cases.
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How We’re Using AI and ML to Improve Cloud Management
With artificial intelligence and machine learning in the news of late, what might they mean for cloud computing? Michael Vitale explains how we’re positioning these technologies to benefit our customers.
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Five DevOps Resources You Should Use in 2023
How can enterprises streamline their operations for improved internal efficiency and customer satisfaction? The right combination of DevOps tools will do just that.
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MetTel and Megaport Enable High Performance Applications in the Cloud
Before Megaport, MetTel’s customers battled impaired application performance and deployment delays when moving to the cloud. Now, their connectivity enables high-performance applications in the most distributed cloud environments. Here’s how.
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How Quantum Computing Can Better Protect Your Data
Bringing the power of quantum encryption to the cloud, we take a look at the emerging technology that’s changing how we protect our data.
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Top Five Cloud and Technology Predictions for 2023
The Gartner® Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2023 report makes predictions across a number of industries for the coming year. Here are the ones that excite us the most.
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Five Features Your Enterprise Network Needs in 2023
We reflect on the standout criteria that defined optimal enterprise cloud connectivity this year, and share how you can set up your network for success in 2023.
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How to Automate and Orchestrate Your Network Effectively
We explain how to make the most of automation, orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code tools for your highest performing network yet.
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AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud: The Big Three Compared
These three top cloud providers are used daily by millions of users across the world – but what sets them apart? We take a magnifying glass to the features that matter.
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The Problem with Public Internet Connectivity
Exploring the pitfalls of public internet connectivity for cloud access – and identifying your alternatives.
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A Guide to SD-WAN
SD-WAN has been making waves in the networking world thanks to its ability to provide dependable edge-to-cloud connectivity. Here’s how it works, and how it could help you.
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How to Fix Poor Google Cloud Latency
Learn how to reduce your latency and get better network performance from the popular cloud service provider.
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3DS OUTSCALE uses Megaport to Unlock Cloud Potential
3DS OUTSCALE aims to provide local cloud services with global reach.
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Comparing Ways to Connect to Microsoft Azure
There are several methods of connecting to the popular Cloud Service Provider, but which one is right for your business?
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Multicloud Connectivity: A Complete Guide
If you’re unfamiliar with multicloud, it can be tricky to know where to start. This complete guide covers the basics of multicloud, how it could benefit your business, and how to get started.
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How to Fix Poor Azure Latency
Learn how to reduce your latency and get better network performance from the popular cloud service provider.
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Twilio Interconnect Uses Megaport to Power Enterprise-Grade Performance
Private connectivity bolsters the security and performance of Twilio’s products – and Twilio Interconnect makes it easier than ever for their customers to go private.
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The Four Types of Cloud Storage: Pick the Right One for You
Explore the four main types of cloud storage—public, private, hybrid, and community—and find out which solution best fits your business needs. Understand the pros, cons, and use cases for each storage model, from security to scalability.
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Three Hidden Costs in Your Multicloud Setup
If you’re looking to improve your business’ bottom line, there are a few creeping fees to be aware of when it comes to the cloud. Here’s how to manage them.
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Is Your Internet Connection Damaging Your Business?
Choosing the right cloud connectivity method could make or break your business. So should you avoid using the internet, or does it have a place in your cloud network?
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How to Simplify Your Multicloud Management in 2022
As your multicloud network grows more complex, managing it shouldn’t. Here’s how you can leverage existing tools to manage your multicloud time, cost, and performance.
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Three Reasons You Should Interconnect Your Clouds
Having multiple cloud providers alone isn’t enough to future-proof your business. Here’s why your next step should be to interconnect your clouds.
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Three Easy Ways to Modernize Your Cloud Network
With cloud networks growing increasingly more distributed, having a dynamic network that grows with your business is essential. Here’s how to achieve it.
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How IT Decision Makers Can Navigate the Global Chip Shortage
As the global chip shortage continues, here are our tips for protecting your network – and your business’ bottom line.
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How to Fix Poor AWS Latency
Find out how to reduce your latency and get better network performance from the leading cloud service provider.
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How Route Filtering Can Improve Your Multicloud
Looking to optimize your multicloud network? Route filtering could be your next move.
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Comparing Last-Mile Connectivity Methods
When it comes to networking in 2022, businesses are turning their attention to the last mile. But what are your edge connectivity options – and which is best?
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The Rise of Born-In-The-Cloud
With work-from-anywhere business structures surging in popularity, many have already made a complete shift to the cloud. Here’s why we expect to see an increase in cloud-native adoption in 2022.
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AWS Virtual Private Gateway vs Direct Connect Gateway vs Transit Gateway
We compare the three AWS network gateways to help you choose the best option for your business.
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How SWG and SD-WAN Work Together
Gartner® Predicts 2022 says by 2025, 40% of enterprises will adopt SD-WAN and cloud-delivered Secure Web Gateway (SWG) from the same vendor, up from less than 5% in August 2021. Here’s what that means for you.
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Higher Performance Migrations to Google Cloud VMware Engine
Migrating workloads from on-prem to cloud can be a major headache using unpredictable, unreliable internet connectivity. A new whitepaper quantifies the difference private connectivity can make.
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3 Ways to Get a More Cost-Effective Network
Cost resilience is essential to prevent your cloud costs spiraling out of control. Here’s how to achieve it.
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IBM Cloud Direct Link 2.0 Aims to Improve Resiliency
IBM Cloud’s new and improved Direct Link 2.0 comes with a myriad of benefits – and it’s now available on Megaport’s Software Defined Network.
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Cloud-Driven Innovations in Mexico and Latin America
With its growing cloud market, Mexico and Latin America are fast becoming one of the international hubs of cloud-driven innovation in IT.
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Where IoT Fits in Your Cloud Network
Internet of Things (IoT) is a buzzword constantly growing in popularity – but what does it really mean, and how does it apply to your network?
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Should You Adopt a Zero Trust Network Architecture?
From what it is to how it works, we look at Zero Trust Network Access and whether it’s time for your enterprise to adopt a zero trust architecture.
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Which SDCI Provider Is Right for You?
How do you select the best provider for your enterprise? Here’s the criteria to compare so you can choose with confidence.
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Reducing Costs With AWS
Save on egress, setup, and maintenance fees with our simple tips on reducing your enterprise costs with AWS.
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Megaport & KIO Networks Partner to Accelerate Hybrid Cloud Adoption Across Mexico
Mexico is the 2nd largest IT spending market in Latin America. In March, Megaport will be there via a partnership with KIO Networks.
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How Megaport Virtual Edge Supercharged The Instillery’s SD-WAN
Learn how The Instillery are using SD-WAN to keep on top of their increasingly complex multicloud architecture, for both them and their customers.
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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP Aims to Make Cloud Migrations Easier
Enterprise storage has traditionally been the most boring cloud application, but it’s becoming the most important. Read how AWS and NetApp are changing the storage game.
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How DXC Technology Uses Megaport to Connect DXC’s Australian Data Centers to the Cloud
Learn how DXC Technology gives their customers better flexibility, reduced costs, and improved reliability with Megaport’s Network as a Service (NaaS).
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Network Transformation: Supercharge Your SD-WAN Webinar Recap
Learn how to modernize SD-WAN infrastructure with Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE). Discover key insights from our Network Transformation webinars, including transitioning from MPLS to SD-WAN, multicloud use cases, and leveraging MVE for secure, scalable WAN connectivity. Explore customer use cases and expert Q&A.
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Cloud Hubs or SDCI: Which Is the Best Private Connectivity Method?
Cloud hubs and software-defined cloud interconnect (SDCI) are both popular private connectivity methods. But which one will better support your enterprise?
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The Enterprise’s Guide to AWS Direct Connect and Transit Gateway
Demystifying Direct Connect and Transit Gateway so you can better understand your AWS networking capabilities.
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Lowering Egress Fees in Microsoft Azure with SDCI
There are lots of names for the method of optimizing SD-WAN connectivity, but one thing is certain: It can save you lots of money on egress fees.
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Megaport Makes New Oracle Cloud Regions Available in Europe
Megaport has added several new on-ramps to Oracle Cloud throughout Europe. We detail the benefits for Oracle Cloud and Megaport customers.
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Oracle Cloud Chooses Megaport as Their First Partner for One Portal Provisioning
Oracle Cloud’s new integration with Megaport makes it easy for Megaport customers to provision connections without leaving the Oracle Cloud console.
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The Hidden Cost of Running Cloud-Hosted SD-WAN for IaaS
In an industry driven by SD-WAN, there are three common ways to connect your branch locations to the cloud. We break down the benefits and limitations of each.
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Build Multicloud Networks for Business Continuity Using Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Part 3
In the final post in our blog series, our team of experts will give you best practices using Oracle Database High Availability features to secure mission-critical multicloud workloads that can afford no downtime or data loss.
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Webinar Highlights: Managing Multicloud Setups with ITRS and ICE
ITRS, ICE Data Services, and Megaport recently held a webinar to discuss best practices for multicloud deployment. Find out what experts are saying on modernizing infrastructure, reducing operating costs, and unlocking new opportunities.
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A Guide to Multicloud with Google Cloud Platform
From security to scalability, we guide you through the benefits of building a multicloud strategy with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and optimizing your connectivity with Megaport to make the most of your clouds.
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New AWS Local Zones in US Make Ultra-Low Latency Easier
For customers who require ultra-low application latency in the US, 15 new AWS Local Zones coming online in 2021 might be the answer.
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Video: How to Connect Your AWS and Azure Environments Part 2
Our Solutions Architect Kyle Moreta walks you through how to efficiently connect an AWS VPC with a Microsoft Azure VNet with the help of Megaport (Part 2).
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How RedShield is Using NaaS to Stay Safe Online
Read how RedShield’s shift from public to private connectivity has boosted security and performance for both them and their customers.
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Our Solutions Architect Kyle Moreta walks you through how to efficiently connect your AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud environments with the help of Megaport.
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High-Performance Computing Inside Kao Data Powers UK Healthcare Innovation
In the UK Innovation Corridor, hybrid cloud high-performance computing powers new solutions to today’s healthcare challenges.
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Rethinking IX’s Role in Optimal Network Performance
Enterprises need to rethink the way they’re using internet peering. More than just a way to pay less for IP transit, it can be the key to unlocking a high-performance network.
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A Guide to AWS Direct Connect Locations
What are they, where are they, and how do you connect to them to get more out of AWS for your business? We answer all of your questions about AWS Direct Connect locations.
Read MoreBuild Multicloud Networks for Business Continuity Using Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Part 2
In the second part of our 3-part blog series, our team of experts will give you best practices using Oracle Database High Availability features to secure business-critical workloads in the cloud when you can afford little or no downtime.
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How You Can Simplify Your Provisioning With NaaS
Quick and simple cloud provisioning is a must for businesses in 2021 – and the key to achieving it is by using Network as a Service.
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3 Key Networking Questions to Answer for Your Cloud Customers
In managed services, systems integration, and cloud-native technologies, you’re entrusted by your customers to provide cloud-based expertise. But are you ready to address the key networking questions that drive success in the cloud?
Read MoreBuild Multicloud Networks for Business Continuity Using Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA)
Architecting an enterprise multicloud network built for business continuity can be costly and labor-intensive. In this three-part blog series, our team of experts will give you best practices using Oracle Database High Availability features to help.
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SD-WAN and MPLS: Weighing the Similarities, Differences, and Benefits
SD-WAN and MPLS: Weighing the Similarities, Differences, and Benefits
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Webinar Transcript and Video: The Evolution of Cloud Connectivity with Sungard AS
Over pizza and beer, Sungard AS and Megaport talked about the challenge of ensuring optimal performance of distributed applications, and the importance of fast, easy network connectivity.
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Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Pricing, Explained
The sheer number of variables in Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute pricing can be dizzying, but we can help you make sense of it all.
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From Excavators to Earthquakes: Achieving Redundant Networks
We look at the challenges connectivity providers face with achieving fully redundant networks, and share our tips on how to check your provider’s redundancy.
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Why Segment Routing Excites Us
What if your business could have more control over the path data takes through your network? What if you could choose not just the lowest cost path, but the lowest latency route, a maximum security path, or automate any combination of your business intents?
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Why You Need a Scalable Enterprise Network in 2021
As businesses continue to globalize, embrace remote operations, and increase their use of multicloud, adoption of Network as a Service (NaaS) solutions is increasing.
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NXP Builds Cloud Center of Excellence with Megaport
NXP’s Cloud Center of Excellence serves over 9,000 hardware and software engineers dedicated to designing semiconductor chips found almost everywhere in our everyday lives–in smartphones, credit cards, cars, household appliances, and IoT devices.
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How Companies Are Future-proofing Their Enterprise Networks in 2021
Companies are looking beyond best-effort internet connectivity to public clouds to improve network performance, reliability, and security.
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Automate Your Multicloud with the Megaport Terraform Provider
With Megaport’s Terraform Provider, you can now easily automate the provisioning and management of your Megaport resources, lowering deployment costs and reducing provisioning time by using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
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ICE Offers IGN Cloud Connect with Megaport
With an increasing number of their customers adopting public clouds, ICE needed to extend access to their market-leading data services into the cloud.
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How SD-WAN Can Elevate Your Enterprise Networking
The SD-WAN market is set to surpass US$4 billion in 2025. Here’s how the technology can future-proof your company’s enterprise network.
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Is Your Cloud Data Secure? Three Questions You Can Ask Yourself
We dive into some of the key ways you can protect your business’ most valuable asset.
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Service Enhancements: Q-in-Q Tagging, 100G Ports, and MCR Route Filtering
With Q-in-Q tagging for Microsoft Azure instances, 100G port availability in new locations around the globe on the portal, and new route filtering functionality on Megaport Cloud Router, customers will have greater control over their hybrid cloud and multicloud deployments than ever.
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When to Use ExpressRoute Local for Microsoft Azure Private Peering
A checklist for knowing how to make ExpressRoute Local on Microsoft Azure right for you.
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Webinar Transcript and Video: Multicloud Over Coffee With Google Cloud
Google Cloud, Megaport, Qwinix, and 1623 Farnam recently held a webinar to talk about deploying multicloud to build agile, future-proof networks in a time of increased IT complexity caused by distributed workforces and applications.
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5 Reasons to Modernize and Software-Define Your MPLS Network
Enterprises can design a hybrid software-defined MPLS network that frees them from long-term contracts while improving network performance and reliability.
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VIDEO: How to Access AWS GovCloud (US) with Megaport
With cybersecurity top of mind for US government entities and government-regulated industries, AWS GovCloud (US) can help you meet American cybersecurity and compliance mandates, safeguard sensitive data, and protect your workloads.
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Simplify Your Hybrid IT Operations with AWS Outposts
AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that brings AWS infrastructure, AWS services, APIs, and tools to your data center, colocation space, or on-premises facility for a truly consistent hybrid experience.
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Enable a Split-stack Architecture Spanning Oracle Cloud and Other Providers Using Megaport
Implement a secure split-stack architecture and become platform agnostic. Leverage the cost and performance advantages of Oracle Cloud and Oracle Autonomous Database for your applications hosted by other cloud providers.
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Case Study: A Leading Fuel Company’s Digital Transformation
Read how a leading fuel company in New Zealand modernized their network and transformed their customer experience by using Megaport for multicloud connectivity.
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Running Hybrid and Multicloud Containers with Google Anthos
In recent years, enterprises have realised that not every workload should run in the public cloud. Google Anthos offers a platform to deploy and manage containerised workloads across different cloud infrastructures.
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Why Cloud-to-Cloud Connectivity is Key in Canada
Eliminate unnecessary latency and modernise your network with direct cloud-to-cloud connectivity.
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From Europe to Norway to the Cloud
There are many reasons to colocate in Norway – cheaper, greener colocation for example. Now there is one more, easy cloud connectivity.
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Understanding Private Connection SLAs for AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
A thorough understanding of cloud service provider SLAs is necessary to make solid deployment decisions.
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Understanding Private Connectivity Costs for AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
Comparing the cost components to privately connect to these major cloud service providers.
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Comparing Private Connectivity of AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
Explore the private connectivity options of AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Learn how each cloud provider’s models can boost performance, reduce costs, and improve network stability for your multicloud strategy.
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Simplifying Routing Across Multiple AWS Regions with a Virtual Router Service
Learn about the advantages of using Megaport Cloud Router (MCR) to route traffic across multiple AWS Regions.
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Design Scenarios for Multicloud: Diversity and Design Principles
Discover how to design tailored multicloud connectivity scenarios with Megaport and Megaport Cloud Router (MCR). From physical layer configurations to cloud-specific connectivity options, explore resilient and scalable architectures that simplify network complexity. Gain insights into HA designs, dual data center strategies, and step-by-step guidance for building a better network.
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Avoid Cloud Bill Shock with Azure ExpressRoute Local and Megaport
Data egress fees add up quickly, but you can avoid those fees with a low-cost private network connection from Megaport.
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Transforming the Network Edge
Megaport Virtual Edge transforms the way businesses architect their network. Cisco collaboration brings SD-WAN to Megaport platform.
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Secure, On-Demand Connectivity to Cloudflare is Now Available to Megaport Customers
Megaport and Cloudflare together extend network availability to more worldwide locations with advantages of direct connections to Cloudflare.
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Getting Started with Megaport APIs
Streamline your network provisioning and management with Megaport APIs. Automate common tasks like VXC creation, optimize data rates, and integrate seamlessly with other platforms. Learn how to get started with step-by-step guides, Postman collections, and a no-charge staging API for testing. Future-proof your cloud strategy with efficient, scalable automation.
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Accessing SAP Across Platforms is Now Faster and Easier with Megaport Cloud Router
Simplify and enhance SAP connectivity with Megaport. With SAP Cloud Peering and Megaport Cloud Router, integrate your SAP environment with your cloud ecosystem for improved performance, reduced latency, and increased security. Enjoy fast, cost-effective connections without hardware, and design a tailored interconnection strategy for your business needs.
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Multicloud Is Great, but It’s Only as Good as Your Intercloud Connectivity
Enable direct cloud-to-cloud connectivity with Megaport Cloud Router (MCR). Avoid latency, reduce costs, and simplify multicloud networking without hardware or cabling.
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Think You’re Too Far From Your Preferred Cloud Vendor? We Have a Solution.
If the public cloud services you use are too far from your premises, why not just bring them closer?
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Choosing a Device to Connect Your Megaport
You have the choice of a number of ways to physically connect to Megaport in your data centre. Which is right for you?
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Seamlessly Connecting Your Oracle Database With Your Azure Workloads
Optimize your multicloud strategy with Megaport Cloud Router (MCR). Compare the flexibility and scalability of MCR to Oracle-Azure Interconnect for seamless cloud-to-cloud connectivity. Enjoy hardware-free routing, support for multiple cloud providers, and on-demand bandwidth adjustments. Discover how MCR simplifies architecture, reduces latency, and supports hybrid and multicloud deployments.
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Keeping The Lights On: Ensure Your Users and Critical Applications Are Protected With Redundant Cloud Connectivity
Do you have any single points of failure in your connectivity? Check the design of your network connectivity and protect your critical cloud applications as I run you through some redundancy best practices.
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Interconnection Trends: Cloud-native Becomes the Norm
Majority of new businesses expected to be born-in-the-cloud as physical infrastructure makes way for a cloud-native future.
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Multicloudy Skies with a Certain Chance of SDN
Explore how multicloud connectivity reshapes enterprise strategies in 2020, enabling scalable, flexible, and resilient solutions. From seamless cross-cloud integration and managing the ‘data deluge’ to leveraging SDN for instant data center connections, discover trends driving smarter cloud adoption.
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Become the Customer of your Cloud Vendors’ Dreams
Take control of your cloud vendor negotiations by becoming the ideal customer.
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Interconnection Trends: The Continuing Rise of the Cloud
Global public cloud market to reach $206B; 28% of IT spend going to cloud services by 2022.
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Partner Spotlight: Colocation Northwest
Colocation Northwest partners with Megaport to deliver secure, scalable hybrid cloud solutions. Customers gain private connectivity to AWS, Microsoft Azure, and other cloud providers, along with regional and global options via the Megaport Network. Explore services like Cloud Connectivity, MCR, IX Peering, and Megaport Marketplace across their west coast data centers.
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Improving Dev and Test Processes with NaaS Connectivity
How Network as a Service (NaaS) connectivity makes spinning up dev and test environments easy, flexible, and fast.
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3 Ways to Improve Network Redundancy in the Cloud
Avoid network failures with the right redundancy strategies.Here’s how to achieve it.
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Using Megaport to Simplify your Partner Connectivity Ecosystem
How to connect your offices, private data centres, and public cloud partners – easily.
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Managing Traffic in the Age of Multicloud
How virtual routing solves the challenges associated with managing multicloud connections.
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How to Load Balance Traffic Across Multiple VXCs
For those wanting to maximise the use of multiple network connections for redundancy and optimised performance.
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Connecting an MPLS Network to the Public Cloud
Streamline your cloud connectivity with Megaport Cloud Router (MCR). Learn how MCR simplifies the transition from MPLS to SD-WAN networks by enabling scalable, cost-effective public cloud access and direct inter-cloud routing. Explore step-by-step guidance to integrate MCR into your existing network and optimize your cloud strategy.
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3 Ways Dedicated Connectivity is Transforming Healthcare
Exploring the advancements of connectivity for the healthcare industry.
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Connectivity Simplified: 5 IT Challenges Made Easier with Megaport
Building connections to and between the services that power your business should be easy.
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Connectivity in Digital Media: Why Scalability is Everything
Flexible, scalable network architectures are the key to success in digital media.
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Creating Network Redundancy with ExpressRoute Global Reach and Megaport
How to use Megaport’s Private VXC and Azure ExpressRoute Global Reach to connect to the cloud and build a fully redundant multi-vendor solution.
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How Direct Private Peering Can Enhance your Network Security
From routing policy mistakes to BGP hijacks, how do enterprise businesses secure their network to avoid emerging security threats?
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3 Ways Connectivity is Enabling a New Era of Finance Innovation
Innovation in the Financial Services industry is booming. Here’s how connectivity is impacting this new era.
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Accessing Google Cloud APIs via Google Partner Interconnect and Megaport
With the emergence of new and innovative cloud computing technologies, companies have the ability to drive digital transformation initiatives with completely different economics, pace, and scale.
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Establishing VMWare on AWS with Megaport
How to connect your virtualised compute, storage, and networking infrastructure with Megaport.
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Launching Self-Service LAG Ports
How Link Aggregation Group (LAG) Ports enable you to build right-sized resilient networks with greater control over capacity and throughput.
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Creating a High-Performance Backup Architecture with Azure Site Recovery
How direct connectivity to Azure’s built-in Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) could solve your business continuity and availability issues.
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How Scalable Connectivity Improves Business Agility
Building a cloud or data transport strategy? Here’s how scalable connectivity could significantly improve the process – and your overall business agility.
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Evaluating and Understanding your Cloud Connectivity Options
What are the options available for connecting to the cloud and what’s the best choice for your business?
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How Hyperconverged Technologies Simplify the Management of your Infrastructure Stack
As hybrid cloud and multicloud strategies become the norm for enterprise businesses, the new wave of technology brings with it the complexities of managing, operating, and architecting IT environments.
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Making Complex Cloud Networking Manageable
Navigate cloud complexity with Network as a Service (NaaS), a smarter approach to managing diverse cloud environments. NaaS simplifies connectivity by creating a single, software-defined access point for all cloud services—whether public, private, or hybrid. Streamline performance, enhance security, and ensure reliability with intuitive dashboards and SLA-backed support. Reclaim the simplicity of cloud IT and optimize hybrid cloud strategies with seamless, centralized management.
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Bringing the Cloud to the Edge in North America
Why our recent expansion with vXchnge will make a difference for North American enterprises.
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Veeam Cloud Tier Storage for Backup and Replication
How Veeam and Megaport services enable smart network architectures for backup and replication.
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Nine Common Scenarios for Multicloud Design
How to use Megaport and Megaport Cloud Router for multicloud designs – from simple single-region to complex resilient multi-region architectures.
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Achieving Network Redundancy with an Active/Active AWS Direct Connect Connection
When it comes to moving mission-critical workloads into the cloud, backup is your best friend.
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SaaS, AI, and Connectivity in the Second Wave of Cloud
Unlock the next wave of cloud innovation with direct connectivity to SaaS and AI-powered applications. Megaport and Digital Realty simplify cloud consumption with secure, low-latency connections to leading SaaS providers, enabling businesses to scale hybrid and multi-cloud strategies. Future-proof your infrastructure with optimized data centers and Connected Campus solutions for AI and next-gen workloads.
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Q and A for Q-in-Q part 2
The basics around double-stacked VLAN tagging, otherwise known as Q-in-Q, or by it’s formal IEEE definition, 802.1ad.
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Visualising Megaport’s Network
Megaport’s network visualizations reveal the dynamic interplay of customer connectivity across our Software Defined Network (SDN). Explore how Force Graphs, Edge Graphs, and Hive Plots illustrate the growth of multi-cloud adoption, interconnectivity trends, and network metrics. Discover tools like D3, Gephi, and R to analyze and visualize networks effectively, and learn how Megaport enables seamless, one-click connections to every major cloud provider.
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Q and A for Q-in-Q part 1
The basics around double-stacked VLAN tagging, otherwise known as Q-in-Q, or by it’s formal IEEE definition, 802.1ad.
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API Highlight: Ordering
A guide for systematically ordering services using the Megaport API.
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API Highlight: Introduction
One of the key features of the Megaport service is our flexible network model. The core of the system is the Megaport API and over the coming months we’ll be doing a series of posts around the API with some usage information and examples.
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A brief history of Fibre Optics
Explore the fascinating history of fibre optics, from its ancient origins with the Romans drawing glass fibres in 27BC to its modern-day applications in telecommunications, medicine, and entertainment. Discover how this ubiquitous technology evolved from a simple concept into a cornerstone of connectivity.
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