LITTLETON, Colo., Sept. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- tw telecom
(NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading provider of Business Ethernet and
networking solutions, and Virtacore, a leading cloud services
provider specializing in virtual infrastructure solutions, today
announced a partnership to provide a combination of cloud, network
and data center services, giving customers the ability to deploy
flexible cloud solutions.
Virtacore provides customers the ability to cost-effectively
extend their IT infrastructure in the cloud utilizing best-of-breed
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. Utilizing tw
telecom's eLynk service, customers benefit from a secure,
dedicated and scalable Ethernet cloud connection.
"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 telecom and Virtacore as
our cloud network services provider," said J. Chris Durand, associate vice president,
network engineering and security, First Guaranty Mortgage
Corporation. "The combined company's solution capabilities
coupled with its strong customer service and 24x7 support, made
this very important decision much easier for us to make."
Customers also benefit from tw telecom's Intelligent
Network, allowing enterprise IT departments to be more agile when
deploying in the cloud while providing greater visibility into
network performance. tw telecom's Dynamic
Capacity®, a feature of the Intelligent Network, gives
customers the ability to double or triple their bandwidth on demand
in real-time, through pre-scheduled planning or automatically
without human intervention. Its 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, marketing, 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."
"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," said George
Naspo, CEO, Virtacore. "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."
About tw telecom
tw telecom, headquartered in Littleton, Colo., is a leading national
provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet,
converged and IP VPN solutions for enterprises throughout the U.S.
and globally. tw telecom also delivers secure,
scalable private connections for transport data networking,
Internet access, voice, VPN, VoIP and security to large
organizations and communications services companies. Employing a
resilient fiber network infrastructure, robust product portfolio
and its own Intelligent Network capabilities, tw telecom
delivers customers overall economic value, an industry-leading
quality service experience, and improved business productivity.
Please visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.
About Virtacore
Virtacore is a leading cloud services provider specializing in
virtual infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solutions utilizing
VMware and built on enterprise cloud platform technologies.
With many years of experience in cloud and Internet services,
Virtacore has a long and solid history of providing IaaS and
disaster recovery (DR) solutions to meet the critical needs of
clients. Based in Sterling,
Virginia, Virtacore maintains a broad U.S. footprint and
serves domestic and multi-national clients. Virtacore is
backed by Insight Venture partners, a global private equity and
venture capital firm. To learn more, visit www.virtacore.com
or follow us on Twitter @virtacore.
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