CHALLENGES
AN INTERCONNECTION PLATFORM TO SOLVE DIGITAL BUSINESS
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Introduction
The Flexera 2022 State of the Cloud Report says that 89 percent of organizations have a multi-cloud strategy, and that 80 percent of that group utilize a hybrid approach by connecting multiple public and private clouds. Fast, efficient cloud connectivity can give businesses many advantages – better customer experiences, revenue opportunities within a digital ecosystem and cost reductions. However, managing a distributed network architecture is one of the greatest challenges of multi-cloud deployments. The Open Cloud Exchange (OCX) is a software-defined networking platform that virtualizes and automates complex network and cloud management functions. With the OCX, businesses: Elevate business agility Reduce total cost of operation Accelerate time to market Expand addressable customer base
Single private
Single public
Multi-cloud
Hybrid cloud
Multiple public
Multiple private
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2%
7%
FIGURE 1: 2022 State of the Cloud Report, Flexera
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Businesses that embrace digital technology adoption grow revenue at 5X the rate of laggards
Accelerate IT modernization
BUSINESS CHALLENGES
CEOs are asking CTOs to...
Reduces total cost of operation
The cloud-first has led to inflated data transfer fees and unexpected workload usage expenses
Speed time to market
Customer experience is more critical than ever; enterprises, network providers, cloud service providers (CSPs) and IT services providers need to keep elevating the experience they deliver to compete
Elevate business agility
A flexible hybrid IT strategy that enables rapidly, smoothly pivoting when business demands change – and they always change – is essential to future-proofing
Expand market reach and addressable market
Growth is tied to the synergy digital ecosystems create, increasing revenue opportunities locally, regionally and globally
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Why are companies using multiple clouds?
Companies are using multiple clouds and network services to “build digital experiences to connect and engage with customers, employees and partners.”
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Rapidly turn up connections from customer premises to clouds and automate implementing data center services
BUSINESS CHALLENGES SOLVED
The Open Cloud Exchange...
Reduce total cost of operation
Direct cloud connectivity cuts data egress fees and there’s no routing equipment needed
New applications can be deployed quickly across multiple U.S. markets using inter-market connectivity
Flexible platform enables direct interoperability to leading IT service providers and site-to-site connectivity solutions
Leverage inter-market connectivity to reach more enterprises and interconnection among an ecosystem of providers
What are other companies doing?
Most global companies are now actively considering the ecosystem business model given its value-generation potential: growing the core business, expanding the network and portfolio, and generating revenues from new products and services.
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Current and emerging use cases demand real-time or near real-time data processing
TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
CTOs are asking IT teams to...
Control Costs
Reduce Latency
Scale on Demand
Eliminate Unpredictability
Cope with New Security Challenges
Rein in rising data transfer and broadband fees for core digital business operations as well as development
Protecting data and systems becomes ever-more complex as core-to-edge wired and wireless networks become the norm
Network performance and reliability are critical to user experience, and to business assurance
Maximizing value of services calls for being able to quickly turn up and turn down workloads
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Simplified network orchestration enables utilizing best fiber route within highly connected data centers
TECHNICAL CHALLENGES SOLVED
Controls Costs
Reduces Latency
Enables Scale on Demand
Eliminates Unpredictability
Protects Against New Security Challenges
Flat-rate, month-to month billing; you provide basic information to stand up end-to-end connections, eliminating need for highly skilled resources
Integrate cybersecurity services offered by CoreSite ecosystem partners
Guaranteed throughput and lower latency compared to public internet connections
Instantly turn up or down cloud services and provision services in days, rather than weeks or months
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Accelerate DX and time to market.
Elevate business agility and collaboration.
Reduce TCO while reaching customers.
The CoreSite Open Cloud Exchange works by providing a single port into our Layer 2 Ethernet switching platform, enabling private virtual connections (VLANs) to multiple service providers. Provisioning is done in real time with a virtual router solution, through a private online service delivery platform.
1. Configure your port
2. Select your Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) target
3. Complete your new EVC order form
4. Accept your connection with your cloud service provider
5. Connect with top cloud providers, SaaS providers and enterprises
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Enhanced Network Services
Cloud Connect Peering
Branch-to-Data Center Connectivity
Cloud-to-Cloud Communication
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Facilitate traffic directly between multiple clouds
Establish direct connections to cloud service providers and SaaS providers on the OCX
Provide rapid and secure connectivity between remote premises and colocation
OCX Use Cases
Near-universal digital business needs and solutions
Scenario: Multiple cloud-based infrastructure providers make up your existing network architecture and require trust in a connectivity provider for redundancy, automated backup and recovery of mission-critical information. Solution: CoreSite’s Virtual Router combines connectivity to multiple cloud infrastructure providers in diverse regions to access your virtual private cloud (VPC) networks on a fast, secure and reliable platform meeting all your disaster recovery needs.
Disaster Recovery
Scenario: You are looking to expand your digital transformation, but don’t want to be locked-in to long-term contracts; you want direct cloud connectivity, but current knowledge is internet-based; you currently have a single public cloud provider but need one with the agility to grow. Solution: CoreSite’s Virtual Router does not have a term, allowing you to turn services up and down on demand based on business needs. The network automation allows establishing Layer 3 peering with multiple cloud providers seamlessly, utilizing the technical skills you have in-house.
Add Agility to Digital Transformation
Scenario: Data needs to be transferred between different cloud regions or between two different clouds to enable and simplify the multi-cloud architecture. This could be used when transferring to a new cloud provider to take advantage of specific services within a cloud or improve financial risk. Solution: Utilizing CoreSite’s Virtual Router, you can establish private connections to the necessary cloud providers for direct data transfer. This can be automated, allowing data to transfer directly between cloud providers rather than backhauling the data to the customer's premises. All of this is accomplished without investing in any equipment.
CLOUD-TO-CLOUD CONNECTIVITY
Ten years ago, when CoreSite introduced the Open Cloud Exchange, moving workloads to the cloud was just being recognized as business-imperative. AWS re: Invent was held for the first time. Tellingly, the keynote address was kicked off by Terry Wise, Head of Partner Business Development. What’s prescient is that he points to business partnerships and applications as the “interesting” thing about cloud infrastructure. We are now thinking of partners as a “digital ecosystem” and applications as “workloads and services.” CoreSite is enabling that ecosystem with a native digital supply chain and orchestrating the logistics with the Open Cloud Exchange. The native digital supply chain is the digital infrastructure stretching from an enterprise core to any edge, including converged wireline and wireless infrastructure. It’s “native” because it extends the concept of cloud native (developed specifically for cloud) into the holistic infrastructure. The “goods” are data shared in digital ecosystems, passed by workloads deployed on-premises, in colocation data centers and clouds, and at edges. Stakeholders integrate into the digital supply chain at various points and, as we are seeing, data is gathered, processed and acted on at various locations as well.
Digital Supply Chain: A New Way of Thinking
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References
1. Flexera 2022 State of the Cloud Report 2. Accenture, Future Systems 2021 Report: " Make the leap, take the lead. Tech strategies for innovation and growth", 2021 3. What It Takes to Be a Services Leader in the Cloud’s Third Wave: Tercera 4. How do companies create value from digital ecosystems?, McKinsey Digital, August 7, 2020 5. Top 10 cloud computing stories of 2012, Computer weekly.com, Archana 7. Venkatraman, December 2012 6. YouTube
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