infoTECH Feature

September 19, 2014

AT&T, IBM Team Brings Hybrid-Computing Solutions on SoftLayer Infrastructure

IBM (News - Alert) and AT&T alliance has been allowing many businesses to enjoy secure, first-of-its-kind “network-enabled” cloud service that uses private networks rather than the public Internet.

Both companies are working in harmony to deliver new, network-enabled cloud service that marries the security and speed of AT&T’s global network with the control and management capabilities of IBM’s enterprise cloud.

To offer more accessibility to their customers, IBM and AT&T are now permitting businesses to easily build hybrid-computing solutions on SoftLayer (News - Alert) Infrastructure.

In addition, AT&T Virtual Private Network (VPN)  customers are now allowed to use AT&T (News - Alert) NetBond to connect their IT infrastructure to SoftLayer's cloud services, enabling customers to enjoy secure connections with consistent performance.

AT&T NetBond, is a foundational element for providing a highly flexible and simple way for AT&T customers to utilize their Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to connect to any cloud compute or IT service environment in AT&T’s partner ecosystem. This solution bypasses the Internet entirely, providing secure and seamless access to enterprise applications and data.

In addition, AT&T NetBond enables users to effortlessly work with existing AT&T VPN through APIs, creating an automated experience and they needn’t order or manage any other equipment or access lines.

IBM and AT&T alliance is also helping users to save on networking costs and experience 50 percent lower latency. Customers are also protected from DDoS attacks and promised more security and reliability. They are also given an option to use as much or as little they need.

"AT&T NetBond gives customers a broader range of options as they explore how to best leverage a hybrid cloud," said Jim Comfort, general manager of IBM Cloud Services.  

Comfort said that customers can easily move workloads to and from SoftLayer as if it were part of their local area network, and this added flexibility helps optimize workload performance while allowing customers to scale IT resources in a way that makes sense.

The above mentioned service and capabilities are expected to hit the market by first quarter of 2015.




Edited by Maurice Nagle
FOLLOW US

Subscribe to InfoTECH Spotlight eNews

InfoTECH Spotlight eNews delivers the latest news impacting technology in the IT industry each week. Sign up to receive FREE breaking news today!
FREE eNewsletter

infoTECH Whitepapers