Alaska Communications Further Strengthens Cloud Solutions for Alaska Businesses with Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute
April 19 2016 - 8:55AM
Business Wire
Alaska businesses can now have a private, secure, and reliable
connection to Microsoft Azure cloud services from Alaska
Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) and Microsoft. Alaska Communications
is the first Microsoft ExpressRoute partner based in Alaska.
Microsoft Azure is the leading provider of integrated cloud
services – analytics, computing, database, mobile, networking,
storage and web – all designed to host business applications and
data securely and reliably, while saving businesses money.
Alaska Communications provides a direct connection to Microsoft
Azure with ExpressRoute, creating a private, secure, reliable
connection between Microsoft datacenters and Alaska businesses.
ExpressRoute connections do not go over the public internet, and
offer high security, reliability and speeds with lower latencies
than typical connections over the internet.
“The cloud is transforming the way enterprises, government
agencies, schools and healthcare providers operate, allowing them
to be more productive while saving money. Moving workloads to the
cloud gives organizations the security, flexibility and scalability
they haven’t had before. For example, if you need a large number of
servers for a short period of time – say to register thousands of
people for a service or event over a few weeks – you can pay for
just that, then turn off service. The cloud only works, though, if
you have a secure, reliable connection to it,” Alaska
Communications Vice President of Managed Services Chris Reaburn
said.
Alaska Communications was selected by Microsoft as its
ExpressRoute partner because of its secure, reliable, redundant
fiber optic network, connecting Alaska to the Lower 48. It is the
only Alaska-based carrier that is Ethernet 2.0 certified, providing
ultimate in reliability and security.
“We’ve had a longstanding partnership with Microsoft, as a
Microsoft Gold Partner offering Microsoft Office 365 and Skype for
Businesses. This is a natural evolution of that partnership,
bringing innovative solutions to Alaska. The cloud is the way
business is moving, bringing new capabilities and creating new
possibilities for businesses. We get businesses to the cloud and
support them with the tools, technology and expertise to move our
state forward,” said Reaburn.
About Alaska Communications
Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) is the leading provider of
advanced broadband and IT managed services for businesses and
consumers in Alaska. The company operates a highly reliable,
advanced statewide data network with the latest technology and the
most diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the
contiguous U.S. For more information, visit
www.AlaskaCommunications.com or www.alsk.com.
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