Windstream Enterprise announces SD-WAN Cloud Connect to enhance enterprise cloud migration
19 July 2018 - 11:30PM
Windstream Enterprise (WE), a leading provider of advanced network
communications, announced today that it has launched SD-WAN Cloud
Connect, a flexible, high-performance way for enterprises to
connect all their network locations to their cloud-based
applications. Offered in collaboration with VeloCloud, now part of
VMware, SD-WAN Cloud Connect is the answer to the enterprise need
for agility, affordability, visibility and control with highly
secure, private, dedicated access to leading third-party cloud
service providers.
“The introduction of SD-WAN Cloud Connect
represents a significant milestone in our SD-WAN journey,” says
Mike Frane, vice president of product management, Windstream. “We
launched the current product just over a year ago and with the
addition of SD-WAN Cloud Connect, we are bringing a solution to
both existing and new customers that will make it easier for them
to participate in today’s cloud-based digital transformation.”
The power of SD-WAN Cloud Connect lies in its
seamless integration of SD-WAN Concierge and Cloud Connect. With
flexible access options—public broadband to private circuit—SD-WAN
Cloud Connect enables enterprises to easily connect to public or
proprietary apps running at the leading cloud service providers
(CSPs). SD-WAN Cloud Connect is a “virtual edge” device at the CSP,
and communicates securely and directly to the enterprise’s
premise-based SD-WAN edge sites, putting the cloud applications
closer to end-users for optimal performance.
The customer experience weighed heavily into SD-WAN
Cloud Connect design and function. The SD-WAN Cloud Connect
location appears as part of the customer’s network, and the SD-WAN
Management Tool in WE Connect provides the same levels of
visibility and control as any other SD-WAN location. Customers also
have the option to self-install the SD-WAN Cloud Connect “virtual
edge” device on a server at their CSP, or engage the WE
Professional Services team to spin-up their edge device. Once
the install is complete, WE activates the “virtual edge” device and
it becomes part of the customer’s network, with WE providing
management of that location as part of a fully-managed
solution.
“We are excited to collaborate with Windstream
Enterprise to bring this innovative ‘virtual edge’ solution to its
customers,” says Michael Wood, vice president of marketing,
VeloCloud Business Unit, VMware. “Windstream has been at the
forefront of the industry with their SD-WAN solution and this
launch marks another accomplishment in a long line of successes
we’ve shared while working together.” SD-WAN Cloud Connect will be
available first to customers using Amazon Web Services in July,
followed rapidly by Microsoft Azure customers in August. To learn
more about SD-WAN Cloud Connect and how it can benefit your
business, visit our SD-WAN solutions page.
In addition to its SD-WAN Concierge™ and Cloud
Connect solutions, Windstream Enterprise offers its proprietary
OfficeSuite UC®, industry-leading Wi-Fi and contact center
services. It also offers a range of complementary network and
communications solutions including integrated network security, and
access, transport and business continuity solutions including
Wavelength Services with Optical Encryption, Ethernet and Fixed
Wireless that are collectively designed to help businesses increase
productivity, improve ROI and win. More at
windstreamenterprise.com.
ABOUT WINDSTREAM
Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), a FORTUNE
500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network
communications and technology solutions. Windstream provides data
networking, core transport, security, unified communications and
managed services to mid-market, enterprise and wholesale customers
across the U.S. The company also offers broadband, entertainment
and security services for consumers and small and medium-sized
businesses primarily in rural areas in 18 states. Services are
delivered over multiple network platforms including a nationwide IP
network, our proprietary cloud core architecture and on a local and
long-haul fiber network spanning approximately 150,000 miles.
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