- Megaport's NaaS platform offers French companies fast, scalable, and secure 
connections to a wide range of cloud providers and cloud edge solutions across 
the globe 

Megaport (https://www.megaport.com/), a leading global Network as a Service 
(NaaS) provider, today announced the deployment of its NaaS solution in France. 
The solution will enable faster, more flexible, and secure global 
interconnectivity services. Adding to its presence in 13 other European 
countries, Megaport will provide French businesses with the ability to 
accelerate and simplify connections to major public cloud providers such as 
Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google, IBM, SAP, and Oracle. 

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Companies looking for agility and security to process and share data across 
multiple cloud platforms need fast, secure, and scalable connectivity 
solutions. Megaport, accessible from more than 600 enabled data centres 
globally and connected to over 170 cloud onramps, provides exactly this. 
Customers can establish on-demand connectivity to public cloud services without 
having to manage complex network infrastructure. 

Benefits include:

Choice: Megaport provides direct private access to an industry-leading 170 
cloud onramps and more than 600 enabled data centres, including cloud onramps 
in Paris. 
Security and Performance: Direct connections bypass the public internet for 
privacy and reliability. 
Robust Marketplace: Solutions include a global ecosystem of more than 350 
service providers, including most leading hyperscalers. 
Ease-of-use: Straight-forward enabling of hybrid cloud, multicloud, and 
cloud-to-cloud architectures via point-and-click provisioning with the 
intelligent Megaport Cloud Router 
(https://www.megaport.com/services/megaport-cloud-router/). 
Performance: Localise applications and terminate traffic closer to the edge 
where performance matters. 
Scalability: Elastic connectivity supports business needs and aligns to cloud 
consumption models.
Vincent English, CEO of Megaport, said: "As businesses in France are undergoing 
digital transformation and unlocking the power of data, many are adopting 
hybrid and multicloud architectures. The Megaport Network as a Service platform 
is perfectly positioned to support agile deployments and rapid scaling of 
connectivity to multiple service providers and data centres on demand. By 
integrating with local cloud onramps, Megaport will enable French businesses to 
overcome data sovereignty concerns whilst also enabling a global footprint 
through our Software Defined Network."

Megaport services are initially available from Equinix Paris 2, Interxion Paris 
5, and Colt Paris 2. Additional data centres planned to be integrated 
throughout 2020 include Telehouse 2 and 3 as well as Interxion Marseille 2. The 
launch will increase the company's presence in Europe to 24 cities, 
representing 14 countries. 

Quotes

Ross Ortega, Partner PM, Azure Networking at Microsoft Corp.: "Megaport brings 
value to Microsoft Azure and the entire partner ecosystem. Its presence in 
France will accelerate and simplify the cloud journey for French businesses and 
thus increase and facilitate cloud consumption."

Sami Slim, Deputy Sales Director, Telehouse France: "Megaport's presence in 
France will provide our customers with a broader choice of how they can connect 
to the cloud and out to the world.  We welcome their presence in France and 
look forward to helping our customers connect to the cloud in a fast and easy 
way."

Supporting Resources

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About Megaport

Megaport is a global leading Network as a Service provider. 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 an open API. Megaport connects more than 1,700 customers in over 
600 enabled data centres globally. Megaport is an Alibaba Cloud Technology 
Partner, AWS Technology Partner, AWS Networking Competency Partner, Google 
Cloud Interconnect Partner, IBM Direct Link Cloud Exchange provider, Microsoft 
Azure Express Route Partner, Nutanix Direct Connect Partner, Oracle Cloud 
Partner, Salesforce Express Connect Partner, and SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem 
Partner.

SOURCE: Megaport