EarthLink Announces New Services and Tools to Accelerate Retailers’ Migration to the Cloud
January 17 2016 - 9:37AM
EarthLink (EarthLink Holdings Corp.) (NASDAQ:ELNK), a leading
network services provider dedicated to delivering great customer
experiences, announced new services and tools to accelerate
retailers’ migration to customer-centric cloud services. The
company will mark the opening of the NRF Annual Convention &
EXPO by launching a new Cloud Vendor Selection Advisory Service to
help retailers select a cloud-based platform ideally suited to
their business and technical needs, along with a Cloud and Network
Maturity Assessment tool to help retailers gauge their progress
moving to the cloud.
EarthLink’s decision to bring these services and tools to market
is drawn from years of experience working with specialty retailers
and other multi-location businesses to leverage the power of the
network to get closer to customers, improve employee productivity
and drive bottom line growth. Together, this offering demonstrates
EarthLink’s commitment to helping retailers become more competitive
in a complex and rapidly evolving market.
EarthLink’s Cloud Vendor Selection ServiceEarthLink’s new
professional advisory is a natural extension of the company’s
existing cloud service offering, including Cloud Express™, which
enables superior application performance and reliability for
retailers connecting to major cloud platform providers such as AWS,
Microsoft Azure, IBM SoftLayer, Rackspace and CloudSigma. The new
service leverages EarthLink’s expertise working with these vendors,
major SaaS providers like Salesforce, and rapidly growing retail
applications such as hosted Point-of-Sale. The result is an expert
evaluation of the client’s business and technical requirements
leading to the best possible platform selection for their current
and future needs.
EarthLink’s Cloud and Network Maturity Assessment toolThis
simple online assessment tool enables IT leaders to objectively
identify gaps and opportunities as they move their focus from
managing day-to-day IT operations to supporting innovation and
customer experience, all while protecting the company’s data and
reputation. The results can arm leaders with the information they
need to engage management in the process of balancing these
priorities.
“The majority of retailers understand the cloud imperative,”
said EarthLink President and CEO, Joe Eazor. “What they struggle
with is figuring out the network needed to get there, and which
platform vendor is best suited to support their cloud expansion
plans. EarthLink’s new offerings leverage our deep expertise in
network design, optimization and management, our expanding
professional service initiative, and our trusted relationships with
major cloud platforms. Our intention is to bring it all together to
help retailers make great strides in 2016 and beyond.”
EarthLink EVP and Managing Director of Enterprise/Mid-Market and
Information Technology, Gerard Brossard echoed that sentiment.
“Innovative retailers understand that serving the demands of
tech-savvy omni-channel consumers takes equally innovative
infrastructure. A superior cloud platform powered by a smarter,
cloud-optimized network has become mandatory for attracting loyal,
profitable customers.”
NRF attendees can learn more about Cloud Vendor Selection and
use EarthLink’s Assessment tool at NRF booth #3471 in the Jacob
Javits Convention Center.
About EarthLinkEarthLink
(EarthLink Holdings Corp) (NASDAQ:ELNK) provides managed
network, security and cloud solutions for multi-location
businesses. We help thousands of specialty retailers, restaurants,
financial institutions, healthcare providers, professional service
firms and local governments deliver a reliable and engaging
customer experience in their stores and branch offices. We do so by
building and managing MPLS WAN networks, by providing virtualized
infrastructure, security, hosted voice, secure WiFi and compliance
solutions, and by offering exceptional customer care. We operate a
nationwide network spanning more than 28,000 fiber route miles,
with 90 metro fiber rings and secure data centers that provide
ubiquitous data and voice IP service coverage. Our EarthLink
Carrier™ division sells facilities-based wholesale
telecommunications to other providers and our award-winning
Internet services connect hundreds of thousands of residential
customers across the U.S. For more, www.earthlink.com and follow
@earthlink, LinkedIn and Google+.
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