Cloud Connect: A Comprehensive Tool for Hybrid Cloud Environments

The world of cloud technology is constantly evolving. Each year, business IT infrastructure becomes more complex, larger, and more demanding. This is not surprising, as security, flexibility, and scalability are becoming increasingly important. In this context, hybrid clouds are emerging as a leading solution, combining the best of both worlds: public and private clouds. Why have hybrid solutions become so popular? Hybrid clouds enable the migration and management of workloads across different cloud environments. This creates opportunities for more flexible and efficient configurations that meet specific business needs. Many companies use hybrid cloud platforms to reduce costs, mitigate risks, and improve opportunities for digital innovation. To effectively utilize a hybrid environment, data transfer services like Cloud Connect are used. This concept allows organizations to connect different cloud platforms with each other, as well as with on-premises systems. Cloud Connect provides seamless integration between different cloud services, allowing for the optimization of workflows and improved data processing efficiency. With its help, you can easily transfer data between different clouds, helping to maintain data integrity and reduce latency. If you are looking for an effective way to connect to cloud resources, Atman Cloud Connect may be your ideal solution. This service provides specialized access to resources in over 150 regions from the world’s largest cloud service providers, such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Salesforce, and Alibaba Cloud.

Atman Cloud Connect is equivalent to global cloud services such as:

• AWS Direct Connect
• Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute
• Google Cloud Interconnect
• Oracle Cloud Fast Connect
• IBM Cloud Direct Link

By providing fast and reliable connections to multiple cloud providers, Atman Cloud Connect helps companies that utilize multiple cloud platforms optimize their business processes and enhance data efficiency.

Key benefits of Atman Cloud Connect:

• Robust data protection Direct-to-cloud Ethernet connection enabling seamless access from anywhere in Poland.

• Bandwidth and SLA. Our communication lines, backed by the Atman national fiber-optic network and international partnerships, provide exceptional performance with high availability and ultra-low latency (measured in milliseconds), ensuring stable and rapid data transmission.

• Lower costs. Data transfer costs through Atman Cloud Connect are significantly lower compared to traditional internet connections. This helps to reduce overall cloud costs.

• Constructing a hybrid infrastructure. Facilitating connectivity between on-premises and cloud environments through private addressing. Our cloud services offer the perfect fit for creating a robust and scalable hybrid solution.

• Redundancy and flexibility. Geographically dispersed access points on independent networks. Choose from connections ranging from 50 Mbps to 10 Gbps, with options for up to 100 Gbps in special modes.

• Quick deployment. Rapid service deployment – in less than a week! When you choose Atman Data Center WAW-1 or WAW-2 as the location for your IT resources.

How does it work?

What are you paying for and how?

Atman’s simple pricing model means you only pay for the bandwidth you need. Choose from a wide range of EVC options, from 50 Mbps to 100 Gbps, and enjoy dedicated VLAN configurations for each connection.

Flexible cloud connections

Atman supports all connection types, including dedicated and hosted, regardless of the terminology used by different cloud providers.

Key differences:

1. Bandwidth: Dedicated connections offer speeds of 1, 10, or 100 Gbps, while hosted connections range from 50 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
2. Location: Dedicated connections are assigned a specific data center address, while hosted connections are only assigned a general region.

Thanks to the development and presence of major cloud providers in Poland, Atman can quickly set up connections, including neighboring European regions like Frankfurt or Amsterdam.

Available configurations are:

1. One user port + one cloud connection.
   A single port provides a VLAN connection, while another port is used for cloud connectivity.
2. One user port with two independent cloud connections.
   You receive a VLAN connection through a single port, while cloud connectivity is provided via two geographically redundant ports.
3. Two user ports with two independent cloud connections.
   You receive a VLAN connection through two ports, while cloud connectivity is provided via two geographically redundant ports.

Deploying IT infrastructure across multiple public cloud platforms

As enterprises contemplate full migrations to the public cloud, a growing trend involves deploying workloads across multiple cloud platforms. This multicloud strategy offers substantial benefits:

• Easy to provision and scale computing resources.
• Quick access to required IT resources.
• The ability to compare offers and switch providers to reduce costs.
• No vendor lock-in.
• The ability to choose specialized services based on specific needs.
• Using multiple clouds reduces the risk of resource outages.
• Easy migration between different platforms.
• The ability to select services that match local market and regional needs.

o ensure the efficient and secure operation of a multi-cloud solution, private telecommunication connections (completely isolated from the internet) between public clouds are essential. Atman Cloud Connect provides stable and efficient point-to-point data transfer, but a component for inter-cloud traffic exchange, such as a router, is also required. Atman offers a virtual router responsible for symmetric packet routing between clouds. It is recommended to scale the router appropriately (preferably with a backup) to avoid bottlenecks that can limit traffic transfer speeds and reduce application performance. The service offers virtually unlimited cloud choices and router performance (measured in Gbps). Hostpark provides the Atman Cloud Connect service – a powerful solution for creating efficient and secure multi-cloud and hybrid environments. With this service, you can seamlessly connect on-premises systems with various public clouds, choosing from dedicated or hosted connections. Atman Cloud Connect offers high flexibility and scalability, allowing you to quickly configure connections with clouds from different providers and optimize costs.

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