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Realizing the Potential of the Metaverse Will Require Industry Cooperation

The early iterations of the internet were very different from what we are accustomed to now. After the basic elements were put in place, a series of new technologies and innovations rolled out over time. 

Design Scenarios for Multicloud — Diversity and Design Principles

How to define requirements, then design different multicloud scenarios, using Megaport and Megaport Cloud Router.

Getting Started with Megaport APIs

Megaport APIs can save you time and effort in provisioning and managing your network connections.

Seamlessly Connecting Your Oracle Database With Your Azure Workloads

Connecting workloads between public cloud providers is a common need of companies operating in our new multicloud and hybrid cloud world. There are a number of options to consider when choosing how to make those connections. Some providers have partnered and integrated their solutions to enable cross-cloud workloads without having to traverse the public internet. Microsoft and Oracle’s collaboration is a great example. A typical use case for connecting between the two clouds might include deploying Oracle Database on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and deploying an Oracle, .NET, or custom application in Microsoft Azure.

Connecting Oracle Cloud to Any Cloud with MCR

It’s easy to see why enterprise companies include Oracle Cloud as a core element in their cloud strategy. There are many factors attracting massive amounts of customers to this cloud giant. The first of which springs to mind is their high-performance database solutions that are highly valuable for organisations of any size. But, there’s much more on offer from Oracle Cloud that complements a rounded and integrated approach making it easy for businesses to get started in the cloud. 

Using Megaport to Simplify your Partner Connectivity Ecosystem

How to connect your offices, private data centres, and public cloud partners – easily.

How to Load Balance Traffic Across Multiple VXCs

For those wanting to maximise the use of multiple network connections for redundancy and optimised performance.

Load balancing traffic across your network connections allows you to maximise the use of multiple network paths when routing to the same destination networks. This strategy allows for increased throughput and redundancy. We’ll talk you through the process of setting up load balancing using a Megaport-connected network architecture.

Connecting an MPLS Network to the Public Cloud

As enterprises transition from MPLS to SD-WAN networks, part of the journey, in most cases, includes a strategy to connect to the public cloud. Previously, when private MPLS networks were deployed, accessing hyperscale cloud providers may not have been top of mind.

Why the Microsoft-Oracle Partnership is Great for the Enterprise

Exploring the cloud interoperability partnership between Microsoft and Oracle, its benefits to enterprise customers, and what it means for Megaport.

As the cloud continues to expand and develop, organisations are becoming increasingly more empowered with the tools they need to optimise day-to-day workloads as well as innovate to stay ahead of the game. Microsoft and Oracle Cloud recently announced a cloud interoperability partnership enabling businesses to run one part of a workload within Azure and another part of the same workload within Oracle Cloud – giving them the ‘best-of-both-clouds experience’. This is a huge step forward in advancing the way cloud technologies work together to meet the demands of their customers. We’ll break down the complexities leading up to this partnership and give our insight into how it will be valuable for the enterprise – as well as what it means for Megaport customers.

Creating Network Redundancy with ExpressRoute Global Reach and Megaport

Building secure, high-availability networks cost enterprise network engineers and IT managers far too much time. Managing the balance of cost and performance when connecting data centres and public cloud environments is a difficult process that often takes longer than expected. Traditionally, enterprises would procure either Layer 1 (wave/fiber) or Layer 2 (Ethernet) point-to-point connections from a Network Service Provider to achieve connectivity between environments.

How Direct Private Peering Can Enhance your Network Security

83% of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud by 2020 and as more and more data is delivered between on-premises and public environments, the network perimeter is starting to change. With this comes new security challenges faced by enterprise businesses.

Establishing VMWare on AWS with Megaport

Virtualisation is the new normal for IT infrastructure as digital transformation drives industry-wide changes to enterprise businesses and operations. Innovation and growth are the key factors behind these changes, making it clear that when it comes to digitisation, you’re either in or you’re gone. It’s less about competitive differentiation now and more about remaining relevant in a landscape that has evolved beyond the traditional. So, when it comes to virtualising elements of your network architecture , the best approach is make sure both the connectivity and cloud services you’re using are optimised for your strategy.

Creating a High-Performance Backup Architecture with Azure Site Recovery

Business Continuity. Disaster Recovery. Backup and Availability. Do these phrases keep you awake at night? Many enterprise businesses face various challenges when thinking about implementing these strategies. Some think they’re only for organisations with huge IT budgets available. Others have failing or out-of-maintenance on-premises infrastructure and need a quick solution for migrating to the cloud. And, many have issues with connectivity. Whatever your barriers to getting a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) plan in place may be, it’s now easier than ever to create a high-performance backup architecture with direct connectivity to Azure Site Recovery .

Veeam Cloud Tier Storage for Backup and Replication

How Veeam and Megaport services enable smart network architectures for backup and replication.

The VeeamON 2018 conference in Chicago brought with it the announcement of a range of new features from Veeam, one of the world’s leading data management providers. These additions centered around the  Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 4  which now has general availability as of 22 January 2019 . A major feature that many organisations have been anticipating is Veeam Cloud Tier  – a long-term data retention solution that supports cloud storage such as Amazon S3  and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage .

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.

A Megaport Guide to Creating a Multicloud Connectivity Strategy

Exploring the advantages of direct connectivity for multicloud and ways to build a smart network architecture.

Most organisations looking to design a multicloud strategy aspire to the benefits that best-of-breed cloud services can bring to their network architecture; flexibility, resilience, cost efficiency, and performance. Others might have come across the idea of multicloud when problem-solving a different issue only to find an opportunity right in front of them. Either way, when considered carefully, a multicloud architecture can transform the way your business manages and accesses data workloads, and ultimately, increase business productivity. Here’s our guide to creating a connectivity strategy that leverages the advantages of multicloud.

How Virtual Routing Solves BGP Challenges for Hybrid Cloud

Remove the complexities of connecting your on-premises and public cloud environments with Megaport Cloud Router’s virtual networking capabilities.

Like many other enterprise companies, you have probably made significant investments in your on-premises technologies. But as cloud adoption continues to grow significantly, you might be exploring ways to up your cloud game to stay competitive. It’s time to embrace the benefits of both public and private cloud, and get the two working together. Hybrid cloud is the obvious choice. However, it’s the integration between your on-premises resources and public cloud resources that makes up that critical step to achieving a powerful overall cloud strategy – it’s the part you need to get right.

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 (IX) is an effective measure for businesses to source and share content across global networks. Large-scale providers have dominated the IX space up until recent times and now, enterprises are leveraging IX services to quickly and easily access and distribute data as business demands grow. Megaport’s MegaIX provides the infrastructure and Ecosystem to make peering practical and accessible to broader markets. Our global Software Defined Network (SDN) allows our customers to build tailored connectivity solutions to solve business-critical challenges.

Portal Highlight: Service Groups

A common complaint we hear about regarding supplier web portals is that if a single person needs access to multiple companies, that person generally needs to maintain multiple accounts.

One of the core concepts in the Megaportal is the idea that all our services belong to a Service Group. A Service Group is owned by a company and permissions are granted against the Service Group. Services can belong to multiple service groups, and people or roles can be assigned access to multiple service groups. Permissions can be granted to people or roles, we’ll get to this in a moment.