tw telecom is partnering with Virtacore to provide a combination of cloud, network and data center services to customers and channel partners.
Virtacore offers a service for extending IT infrastructure in the cloud utilizing technologies built on Cisco’s UCS platform, VMware VSphere, and hybridized storage using either NetApp or Nimble storage devices hosted at Equinix data center ecosystems. Under the partnership, tw telecom’s eLynk service will add a secure, dedicated and scalable Ethernet cloud connection to the mix.
“The flexibility, reliability and scalability of the solution, as well as the private dedicated connection to the cloud, were key drivers for us when selecting tw telecomand Virtacore as our cloud network services provider,” said J. Chris Durand, associate vice president of network engineering and security at First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation. “The combined company’s solution capabilities, coupled with its strong customer service and 24-7 support, made this very important decision much easier for us to make.”
tw telecom’s Intelligent Network services include a Dynamic Capacity feature that gives customers the ability to double or triple their bandwidth on demand in real-time, through pre-scheduled planning or automatically without human intervention. And, the Enhanced Management feature provides customers with real-time visibility into key network performance metrics including utilization, latency, packet loss and jitter.
“As rapid adoption of the cloud continues, a secure connection to it along with visibility and control of your network will help ensure businesses are investing in the right type of solution to move their businesses forward,” said Graham Taylor, senior vice president of marketing at tw telecom. “Virtacore’s ability to extend a customer’s IT infrastructure into the cloud – hybrid, public and private – coupled with tw telecom’s secure and easy to manage connection via eLynk is critical in helping our customers improve their business performance.”
Added George Naspo, CEO at Virtacore, “We are excited to have tw telecom as our preferred network services provider for our customers, giving them the ability to directly connect to the cloud in an easy to manage and private environment. As our customers’ IT needs evolve, it is our goal to provide them with the ability to easily and cost-effectively deploy their IT infrastructure to the cloud.”
