DRFortress, Hawaii's foremost carrier-neutral data center and cloud marketplace, has introduced a cutting-edge public cloud on-ramp solution in collaboration with Megaport. This initiative aims to provide businesses in Hawaii with secure and high-speed connectivity to prominent cloud providers through DRFortress' Cloud Connect platform.
"Our expansion into Megaport’s cloud nodes demonstrates our commitment to drive innovation and foster digital transformation across Hawaii,” said Fred Rodi, Co-President and Founder of DRFortress. “Megaport Cloud Connect enables us to extend our customers’ reach to the edge globally with direct access to top cloud providers right from our data center."
Business Advantages
Through this partnership, DRFortress clients will gain exclusive private access to over 280 cloud on-ramps and more than 850 on-net locations within Megaport's expansive global network.
Additionally, Megaport Cloud Connect guarantees rapid and secure connectivity between Hawaii and the industry's leading cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud, and various cloud, network, and content service providers.
"We are setting a new standard for cloud connectivity in Hawaii. The addition of DRFortress into the Megaport’s network enables Hawaii-based businesses to embrace the cloud with confidence, backed by our reliable and high-performance global network," said Megaport’s CEO, Michael Reid.
Furthermore, Hawaii-based enterprises can slash network connectivity expenses by leveraging a single Layer 2 network circuit for high-speed connectivity ranging from 1G to 100G and simplified cross-connections to public cloud providers.