Guide

The Role of the Data Center in Your Network

• Networking

Ten years ago, the term “data center” had a more simple definition than it does today.

Multicloud Connectivity: A Complete Guide

• Cloud

Even if you’ve barely dipped your toes in the cloud, you’ve probably seen the term multicloud floating around a lot – and for good reason. With a predicted 94% of organizations having a multicloud network by 2024 , it’s a setup many are turning to in the shift from traditional infrastructure.

API Highlight: Ordering

• News , Tech

In this post we’ll look at the process for systematically ordering services using the Megaport API. Currently there are four service types which can be ordered, three are widely available and the fourth is limited to partners.

API Highlight: Introduction

• News , Tech

Architecture

The software stack was designed to be modular, allowing us to easily add and remove layers while maintaining a consistent customer experience. One of the key points here for the technical team was to add a layer of abstraction between the network equipment and the management software. Initially this means we’re not locked in to a specific vendor but longer term it means that even moving to a new technology like OpenFlow can be achieved by adding a new module at the Agents layer while the rest of the stack remains the same. As can be seen in the stack, the Megaportal and our phone apps are all dependent on the RESTful API to talk to our backend systems. The intention here is that we use the same interface and mechanisms internally that we expose to customers.