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Sify Technologies announces expanded cloud offerings with Oracle FastConnect
Sify Technologies , headquartered in
Chennai , India , one of India ’ s most comprehensive ICT solutions provider with global service capabilities spanning networks , data centers , cloud , applications management , managed services and systems integration and a member of Oracle Partner Network ( OPN ), has announced the availability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect at its Rabale Data Center in Mumbai .
Sify ’ s GlobalCloudConnect ( GCC ) platform will now offer secure , deterministic network connectivity services to Oracle Cloud in India . Through collaboration with Sify , Oracle customers benefit from reliable network access to their cloud data and applications from India . This means improved performance , enhanced control , flexibility and scalability that can provide access to critical business data and functions .
Sify also announced availability of Metro- XConnect service between the Airoli and Rabale based facilities . The Metro- XConnect service provides customers at the Airoli site with access to network resources , including Oracle FastConnect , with near zero latency at local cross connect economics . The launch of the Metro- XConnect service is designed to act as a catalyst to accelerate the deployment of hybrid multi-cloud environments .
Oracle Cloud customers can also utilize Sify ’ s Datacenter Interconnect services , which provide cutting-edge performance for mission-critical and low-latency / highavailability sensitive applications . This service is offered from 53 data centers in the country , including 10 of Sify ’ s own carrierneutral colocation facilities .
With Oracle Cloud Infrastructure , customers benefit from best-in-class security , consistent high performance , simple predictable pricing and the tools and expertise needed to bring enterprise workloads to cloud quickly and efficiently .
Commenting on the launch , Kamal Nath , CEO , Sify Technologies , said : “ The launch of Oracle FastConnect and Metro-XConnect services provides customers with the option of co-locating in a cloud-adjacent data center to build a unique hybrid multi-cloud environment , particularly in the context of Oracle workloads . The unique technical and commercials benefits of these solutions will provide our customers a very compelling total cost of ownership for their IT landscape .
“ Security and cost management remain top concerns for enterprises as they continue to move their data , applications and workloads to the cloud ,” said Ross Brown , Vice President , Go-to-Market , Oracle Cloud Infrastructure . “ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect addresses both concerns by providing dedicated , private connectivity that does not traverse the public Internet – all for a fraction of the competition .”
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect provides dedicated connectivity to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and other Oracle Cloud services . FastConnect provides an easy , elastic and economical way to create a dedicated and private connection with higher bandwidth options , and a more reliable and consistent networking experience versus public Internet-based connections .
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