Amazon Web Services set to include AT&T NetBond product in a move designed to increase security for SaaS providers Infor and Pegasystems.
AT&T deepened its work with Amazon Web Services through the integration of its NetBond product with the AWS Direct Connect package in a move designed to provide secure access to software-as-a-service providers Infor and Pegasystems.
The agreement calls for Pegasystems and Infor to become part of the AT&T NetBond ecosystem, which is claimed to now be active in seven domestic and global AWS Direct Connect regions. Those include Northern California; Northern Virginia; Oregon; Ireland; Frankfurt, Germany; Singapore; and Sydney, Australia.
The telecom operator said the new architecture is designed to simplify network management and increase performance for companies looking to move towards cloud platforms using the AT&T multiprotocol label switching network. That network connection allows users to bypass the public internet in a move to increase security and performance.
AT&T’s NetBond product, which the company launched in early 2014, was one of the operator’s first commercial software-defined networking solutions and is designed as a fully managed network and cloud infrastructure connection model targeting a range of cloud service providers.
AT&T last month struck a multiyear deal with AWS for the delivery of integrated solutions using each company’s respective cloud and networking capabilities in an effort to provide a migration platform for new customers and greater efficiency for existing customers. The deal is said to target cloud networking, mobility, the “internet of things,” security and analytics.
Details of the collaboration include business cloud networking, with AT&T and AWS working to identify new solutions focused on security, performance and mobility; coordination on introducing AT&T IoT-connected sensors and devices preconfigured to send data into the AWS cloud, including integration with AT&T’s recently launched IoT Starter Kit and data plans; and a security focus designed to help customers “prevent, detect and respond to threats,” and bolsters AT&T’s Threat Intellect security platform.
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