Telstra drives multi-cloud with the global launch of Cloud Gateway

Telstra
drives multi-cloud with the global launch of Cloud Gateway

 

Tuesday, 19 April 2016,
SINGAPORE: Telstra today announced Cloud Gateway – a solution for
businesses who need to simply and securely connect to multiple cloud
environments. Telstra is also
extending its Cloud Services range with the addition of the world leading cloud platform, Amazon Web Services
(AWS).

Cloud Gateway provides private and secure connectivity directly
into multiple public cloud platforms. The innovative one-to-many “gateway”
model connects an IP network service to the cloud with data carriage, cross
connect in the hosting data centre, configuration and support. This means
organisations can simply and securely access their chosen cloud platform from
around the world, with increased application performance via Telstra’s IP
network.

Initially Cloud Gateway will offer customers around the world
connectivity to AWS and IBM SoftLayer, while Australian customers can also
connect to Microsoft Azure, Office365 and VMware vCloud Air – with more
infrastructure and SaaS platforms to join over time.

Philip Jones, Executive Director, Global Products and Solutions
at Telstra, said Cloud Gateway, combined with Telstra’s wide range of best of
breed cloud environments, aims to help customers take full advantage of
the ways cloud-based workloads can improve agility, reduce costs and support innovation
when they reside in fit-for-purpose cloud architectures.

“Most organisations
don’t realise the full value of cloud out of a single service. Instead, our
customers are investing in sophisticated hybrid cloud environments, which come
with their own range of fragmented networking challenges. These include
managing multiple vendors, portals and contracts, while trying to maintain a
high level of security, performance and operational efficiency. We believe that
just because these solutions are sophisticated, doesn’t mean that they should
also be complex. Cloud Gateway is Telstra’s simple way to connect multiple
clouds, and create hybrid environments.

“Telstra is very well positioned to help customers with hybrid
and multi-cloud strategies, as we bring the cloud and the network together. The
network is the fundamental piece of the puzzle that helps provide a secure and reliable application experience.
Having a single touch point also helps reduce IT complexity, enabling our
customers to maximise the benefits of investing in cloud,” he said.

AWS Australia and New Zealand Head of Channels and Alliances,
Stefan Jansen, said; “We are very excited to expand our relationship with
Telstra in delivering an integrated AWS platform experience to customers of all
sizes. By combining the experience of Telstra and AWS, customers will benefit
from our focus on providing a wide range of AWS cloud-based features and
services to support unprecedented agility and innovation in Australia and
internationally.”

“With more global cloud options
available than ever before, our customers want choice, control and confidence.
With the introduction of Cloud Gateway, Telstra
can offer our customers the many
commercial benefits of simplifying, connecting and managing their multi-cloud
environments,” Jones concluded.

Cloud Gateway will be available from
June 2016.