your network and your clouds is your best option for keeping your data secure and your costs contained. Consider âusin
THE PATH BETWEEN YOUR NETWORK AND CLOUDS CAN BE TREACHEROUS.
Is Your Data on The Right Path?
Direct
Public Internet
A direct, dedicated network connection from your public cloud provider to your network is more efficient, secure and cost-effective.
If you’re sending your data over the public Internet to get to your clouds, you are likely to encounter delays and security threats.
Tests show file transfers are >2x faster using a direct connection... ...vs. the Internet.1
Unexpected bottlenecks? Consider “using alternatives such as AWS Direct Connect for increased performance and lower latency.”2
Don’t let costs sink your cloud management strategy. #1 cloud initiative for 2016: Optimize existing cloud use to gain cost savings.3
“As adoption grows, cloud bills and cost concerns are also growing, but most organizations are doing little to implement cost management and optimization strategies. This represents an opportunity to reduce costs and further improve cloud ROI.”4
Cut costs by using a direct connection
Cost ($/month)
30000
The more data transferred, the more savings gained
Dedicated Internet Connection
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XO Direct Connect 1 Gbps
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Data Transfer Out (TB/month)5
Understand the perils of non-integrated services “…Ensure you’re getting a complete solution. Many vendors offer service packages that aren’t truly integrated.”6
Keep your data safe & secure “Small, medium and large companies, for which data is one of the most important assets (information on customers, their market strategy or industrial information) are constantly targeted through sophisticated technical attacks or basic social engineering techniques.”7
Many companies see an easier way to navigate the cloud.
68%
68% of companies surveyed currently use MPLS IP-VPN to access their cloud application services, or plan to start using MPLS in the next 12 months.9
A direct connection between your network and your clouds is your best option for keeping your data secure and your costs contained.
For more information visit xo.com/cloud-connections or contact your XO Account Manager today! 1
According to testing performed by Equinix https://blog.equinix.com/blog/2015/12/03/why-a-direct-connection-to-the-cloud-isessential-to-the-enterprise/
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http://learn.cloudvelox.com/h/i/264040071-10-critical-cloud-migration-planning-factorsten-factors-series-1/259173
3
According to surveyed SMBs, RightScale 2016 State of the Cloud Report
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RightScale 2016 State of the Cloud Report
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Based on XO Communications list prices, October 2016
6
Frost & Sullivan Executive Brief: Preparing for the Newest Cyber Security Threats, 2016
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Verizon 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report
8
IDC, Entperprise Communications Survey, November 2014
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IDC, Entperprise Communications Survey, November 2014
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