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SoftLayer Introduces Direct Link Cloud Service [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SoftLayer has unveiled Direct Link, a new service that allows customers to establish a dedicated network connection from their own IT infrastructure to the SoftLayer private network and cloud services. According to a Softlayer release, Direct Link, with faster and more consistent network performance, and higher data security, brings customers new opportunities for creating hybrid-computing solutions that merge private infrastructure with the SoftLayer platform. "The power of a company's private infrastructure and internal applications increases exponentially when they are able to scale out onto the cloud. We have customers ranging from startups to enterprises, from SaaS providers to financial institutions that want to do just that," said Matt Chilek, chief technology officer for SoftLayer. "Direct Link helps them optimize their workloads and get more value out of their data. They can move both to and from SoftLayer as easily as if our bare metal and virtual servers and storage were part of their local area network." The company noted that Direct Link consists of a physical, dedicated network connection from a customer's data center, office, or colocation facility to SoftLayer's data centers and private network through one of the company's 18 network Points of Presence (PoPs) around the world. These PoPs reside within facilities operated by SoftLayer partners including Equinix, Telx, Coresite, Terremark, Pacnet, InterXion and TelecityGroup, providing exceptional access for SoftLayer customers with infrastructure collocated in the same facilities. Direct Link is available to all SoftLayer customers. More information: www.softlayer.com/direct-link. www.ibm.com/cloud www.thoughtsoncloud.com. softlayer.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |