As businesses increasingly turn to the cloud to store their data the weak link in the chain remains the use of the public internet to transfer information.
To overcome these concerns enterprises are looking for secure and scalable ways to directly connect data centers across the globe. Now IIX (International Internet Exchange) has acquired a platform that fully automates the buying and provisioning of network connections in under five minutes, replacing a manual process that can take as long as 30 days.
IIX has acquired UK-based Allegro Networks which has a pioneering automation platform called Snap. This provides organizations with a new and unique capability to purchase and provision virtual cross connects, point-to-point circuits, and peering interconnections in minutes.
Snap eliminates the manual and laborious process of creating direct network interconnections across multiple markets, something which can take weeks or even months. Using a laptop, tablet or mobile device, customers can log on to a secure portal. From there they can buy and provision connections to the content providers, cloud providers, and other trading partners that are key to their business, in under five minutes.
"Enterprises are rapidly adopting cloud computing solutions, driving the demand for scalable, secure, and flexible direct interconnections to content, cloud, and application providers and other enterprise networks. With the acquisition of Allegro, IIX gains top engineering talent, innovative technology, and 34 network Points of Presence (PoPs) in the UK to support growing customer demand," says Al Burgio, founder and CEO of IIX.
As part of the deal Andy Davidson, Allegro's Chief Technology Officer, has been appointed IIX's Vice President of Network Engineering, Europe. He says, "IIX is at the forefront of next-generation direct interconnection for enterprises worldwide. This acquisition enables our customers to have direct access to additional leading content and application providers globally. Our two organizations share the same philosophy, believing that the ability to provision scalable, reliable, and secure interconnects will power new innovation for the benefit of online users".
You can find out more about the Snap platform and how it works on the Allegro website.
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