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Zenlayer selects Juniper Networks to power a better-connected world

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J has announced that Zenlayer has selected it for data centre network upgrades to help drive its growth as a

global Edge cloud services provider .
Zenlayer , which is headquartered in Los Angeles and Shanghai , has experienced growth to offer its on-demand bare metal cloud , SD-WAN , cloud networking and managed services from a global footprint of over 180 nodes across six continents .
Zenlayer has identified the enablement of emerging markets as a priority , having expanded its operations across south-east Asia , South America , Russia , the Middle East and north Africa .
By providing secure , stable and sustainable access to networking resources , Zenlayer helps enterprises across its markets deploy applications near their users , expand their global presence and improve the digital experience offered to their end-users .
Zenlayer required a significant expansion of its global networking infrastructure to allow the company to address several priorities , including the capacity to support the increasing demand for lower latency services across industries like gaming and video streaming , as well as the ability to step up its research and development in areas such as intentbased networking .
Having forged a long-term relationship driving Zenlayer ’ s growth as its major network vendor , Juniper Networks was selected again for Zenlayer ’ s latest upgrade and to further introduce agile , automated and AI-driven innovation across its network .

Rackspace Technology extends AWS offerings to Australian customers and expands global footprint

ackspace Technology , a

R leading end-to-end multi-cloud technology solutions company ,

is extending AWS capabilities to Australian customers .
The expansion further establishes Rackspace Technology ’ s leadership in the Asia Pacific and Japan ( APJ ) market and the services include application modernisation , Machine Learning ( ML ), Internet of Things ( IoT ), containers and serverless computing offerings .
“ We continue to see sustained growth in this market , with an increasing number of Australian customers trusting us to support their cloud journeys ,” said Tolga Tarhan , Chief Technology Officer at Rackspace Technology . look forward to enabling our Australian customers to build new revenue streams , increase efficiency and deliver innovative experiences .”
With continued regional demand across Rackspace Technology ’ s service areas , this new focus will expand the company ’ s Australia-based team and rollout new AWS migrations and cost management initiatives for 2021 .
“ As cloud technologies continue to gain traction across a number of Australian industries , the need for a partner with exceptional support and deep expertise has become paramount ,” said Emma Pudney , Chief Technology Officer , APJ , at Rackspace Technology . “ Rackspace Technology ’ s investment in this space is a testament to the company ’ s longstanding commitment to exceeding growing customer needs .”
“ As our global footprint continues to expand , our full spectrum of cloud services will support some of the world ’ s most complex technology projects . We
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