Alaska Communications, Akeela First to Connect to Microsoft ExpressRoute Cloud Service from Alaska
September 01 2016 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Alaska Communications delivers private, secure
cloud service connection
Behavioral health provider Akeela can now serve more patients
with a higher level of care through a private cloud connection from
Alaska Communications (NASDAQ:ALSK).
Akeela is a non-profit organization that offers an array of
behavioral health prevention and clinical services throughout
Alaska.
Alaska Communications, the first Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute
partner based in Alaska, now provides the nonprofit with private,
secure, and reliable connectivity to Microsoft Azure cloud
services. The dedicated cloud connection helps Akeela meet Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements, and
increase operational efficiencies.
Microsoft selected Alaska Communications as its Azure
ExpressRoute partner because of its secure, reliable, redundant
fiber optic network, connecting Alaska to the Lower 48. It is the
first Alaska-based carrier that is Ethernet 2.0 certified,
providing the ultimate in network reliability and security.
“By serving our network and IT needs, we can focus on what we do
best – serving the health care needs of Alaskans,” Akeela COO Mark
Marlow said. “We can now move applications into the Microsoft
cloud, reducing costs, making us more productive, collaborative,
and mobile. Alaska Communications continues to listen to our needs,
then designs, custom builds and maintains solutions through their
many IT partners.”
“We’re proud to provide Akeela with a direct connection to the
Microsoft cloud, allowing them to focus on their mission while we
bring them best-in-class broadband and managed IT services,” Bill
Bishop, senior vice president, business market, Alaska
Communications, said.
Akeela first partnered with Alaska Communications, the state’s
leading broadband and IT solutions provider, in 2015, to build a
private, secure network connecting clinicians with patients via
video conferencing and other telehealth tools.
About Alaska Communications
Alaska Communications (NASDAQ:ALSK) is the leading provider of
advanced broadband and managed IT 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.
About Akeela
Akeela, Inc. is a non-profit organization offering a
comprehensive array of services for the prevention and treatment of
substance abuse, and alcohol abuse, in Anchorage, Alaska and other
communities throughout the state. Akeela was founded in 1974 by a
group of concerned citizens and serves the community by striving to
“enhance the ability of citizens and their families to succeed in
life.” For more information, visit www.akeela.us.
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