A crucial but often overlooked aspect of the SDDC would surely be the network connectivity to external resources. Experienced CIOs know that fast and robust network connectivity is not always a given, especially across complex, multi-cloud deployments. Yet interdependences between cloud services is such that even intermittent network issues can trigger race conditions or culminate in limited outages – and mean that preferential access to key public cloud platforms is often necessary.
Another consideration is the availability of low-latency access between more than one data centre, which can make the difference between an organisation’s ability to deploy an active-active site or to successfully fail over into a backup data centre during an outage. Moreover, databases or storage volumes are also more reliably replicated across multiple locations for safekeeping and backup.
Aware of the need for reliable, fast networking, Singtel’s DC Connect leverages advanced software-defined networking (SDN) technology to let enterprises move workloads between multiple data centres and public cloud platforms through a single connection. And instead of having to wait weeks or months to provision bandwidth, a centralised console lets administrators dial-up or dial-down on their requirements to meet their requirements.
As enterprises start on their journey towards digital transformation for greater organisational agility and to support future growth, network services such as DC Connect can help to strengthen and support network requirements at digital speed. Book a preview of DC Connect today!
1 IDC CloudView Research 2017
2 Multi-cloud management still a work in progress for IT teams
3 Software-defined data center: How to get started
4 Moving data center strategies: What to consider in an SDDC transition
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