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DigiPlex Partners with Megaport to Expand Cloud Connectivity
Across the Nordics OSLO, Norway – June 27, 2019 – DigiPlex, the Nordic leader for innovative,
sustainable and secure data centres, is announcing a new collaboration with Megaport
Limited (ASX: MP1) ("Megaport"), a global leading Network as a Service (NaaS)
provider. The collaboration brings DigiPlex customers direct, secure and on-demand
access to a global ecosystem of over 300 service providers, including leading Cloud
Service Providers (CSPs) such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS),
Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud.
The collaboration which follows the launch of DigiPlex’s Nordic Connect Platform,
linking its main data centres in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, serves to further
enhance the cloud connectivity options available to DigiPlex customers. DigiPlex’s
Ulven data centre in Oslo is already hosting the first Norwegian deployment of Amazon
Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect, an offering that makes it easy to establish a
dedicated networking connection to AWS.
“Our customers’ evolving Cloud strategies are calling for ever faster, more secure and
hassle-free access to the widest possible range of leading Cloud providers such as:
Microsoft, AWS, Google, Alibaba and others,” said DigiPlex CEO Gisle M. Eckhoff.
“Through our partnership with Megaport, we are significantly expanding the routes to
Cloud that we offer. We have unlocked opportunities for our customers to enable new
strategies, including multi-cloud and hybrid cloud, and they can enjoy best of breed
solutions and rapid deployment for maximum impact, flexible provisioning, and overall
simplified Cloud management.”
“Like DigiPlex, we are committed to delivering best-in-class and flexible solutions,” said
Peter Hase, CCO, Megaport. “Our on-demand cloud connectivity solutions enable
optimal network strategies while reducing complexity and deployment times. Megaport
Cloud Router enables cloud-to-cloud connections that support high performance multi-
cloud solutions. This exciting partnership with DigiPlex enables Megaport to support the
increasing adoption of cloud services in the Nordics and provides our customers
additional data centre optionality.”
Connect with DigiPlex
About DigiPlex DigiPlex designs, builds and operates sustainable and secure data centres in the
Nordics with locations in Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen. DigiPlex is carrier-neutral
and offers connectivity to all major Cloud and Network Service Providers. DigiPlex
offers best-in-class services with the highest possible availability and is trusted by
public and private customers alike – including security sensitive organisations such as
government and financial institutions with mission-critical applications. DigiPlex’s five
data centres are powered by electricity produced from 100% sustainable sources and
the company has won several awards for its many energy efficient innovations and
sustainability initiatives. www.digiplex.com
About Megaport Megaport is the global leading provider of Elastic Interconnection services. Using
Software Defined Networking (SDN), the Company’s global platform enables customers
to rapidly connect their network to other services across the Megaport Network.
Services can be directly controlled by customers via mobile devices, their computer, or
our open API. Megaport connects over 1,350 customers in over 465 enabled data
centres globally. Megaport is an Alibaba Cloud Technology Partner, Oracle Cloud
Partner, AWS Technology Partner, AWS Networking Competency Partner, Microsoft
Azure ExpressRoute Partner, Google Cloud Interconnect Partner, IBM Direct Link
Cloud Exchange provider and Salesforce Express Connect Partner. To learn more
about Megaport, please visit: www.megaport.com
For media inquiries for DigiPlex, please contact: Elisabeth Lennhede, Head of Communications, DigiPlex
[email protected], +46 70 33 22 705
For media inquiries for Megaport, please contact: Rachel Shatz-Karbo, Communications for Megaport
[email protected], +1 650 270 1097
