Bell Cloud Connect provides access to Microsoft Canada cloud
services over Bell's dedicated broadband network
MONTRÉAL, May 10, 2016 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell Business Markets and Microsoft Canada today
announced Bell as the first Canadian telecommunications provider to
offer businesses access to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute. Bell
customers can access Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Microsoft
Dynamics CRM Online through Bell Cloud Connect, a dedicated
high-speed broadband connection.
As businesses move to the cloud, they are increasingly looking
for dedicated and reliable access. Bell Cloud Connect and Azure
ExpressRoute connections do not travel over the public Internet,
and offer higher reliability, faster speeds, lower latencies, and
better security than typical Internet connections.
With Bell Cloud Connect, business benefits from Canada's largest
broadband IP network, offering extensive reach, capacity and
scalability, 99.999% network uptime and unmatched security to help
keep their data protected.
"Bell is Canada's leader in network and data hosting with
exceptional customer support offered by our expert nationwide Bell
Business Markets team," said Tom
Little, President of Bell Business Markets. "We are excited
to add Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute to our Bell Business Cloud
ecosystem, providing customers with more of the seamless
integration they have come to expect. Bell's high-speed private
connection to Microsoft's cloud services will help even more
Canadian businesses move confidently to the cloud."
"We are thrilled to announce the opening of our Canadian data
centres and are excited to welcome Bell as an Azure ExpressRoute
partner," said Janet Kennedy,
president of Microsoft Canada. "Bell's capabilities to operate
enterprise class networks, along with their sizeable reach and
availability in Canada, will
significantly help to extend Azure services. This can further
Canadian business innovation and competitiveness in a cloud-first,
mobile-first world."
To learn more about Bell Cloud Connect with Microsoft Azure
ExpressRoute, please visit bell.ca/businesscloud.
Driven by industry-leading innovation and supported by strong
expertise, Bell Business Markets offers a comprehensive national
portfolio of products and services for large and medium business
and government customers, including data centre solutions, unified
communications, security and professional services supporting
business ICT needs. Bell Business Markets offers customers access
to 27 data centres across the country, Canada's largest network of
data hosting and cloud facilities.
Bell Business Markets is part of Bell, Canada's largest
communications company, providing consumers and business customers
with wireless, TV, Internet, home phone, small business and
enterprise communications services. Bell Media is Canada's premier
multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio,
digital and out of home media. Bell is wholly owned by Montréal's
BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please visit
bell.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health
with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's
Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access,
research, and workplace initiatives. To learn more, please visit
Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
About Microsoft
Established in 1985,
Microsoft Canada Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of
Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT") the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses
realize their full potential. Microsoft Canada provides
nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services
in both French and English. Headquartered in Mississauga,
Microsoft Canada has nine regional offices across the
country dedicated to empowering people through great software - any
time, any place and on any device. For more information on
Microsoft Canada, please visit www.microsoft.ca.
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SOURCE Bell Canada