Interxion, Microsoft, KPN International, NL-ix and HP Launch Cloud Testlab
June 01 2011 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
INTERXION HOLDING NV, (NYSE:INXN), a leading European provider
of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, together
with,Microsoft, KPN International, NL-ix and HP today announced the
launch of the Cloud Testlab, a turnkey cloud hosting test
environment for service providers, combining industry-leading
software, systems, connectivity and colocation capabilities. The
collaboration is designed to enable hosting providers to develop
cloud services and virtualised environments for their customers at
high speed and with best-in-class performance guarantees.
The first platform deployed in the Cloud Testlab is the
Microsoft Dynamic Data Center (DDC) Toolkit for Hosters, which is
built on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ and Microsoft
System Center. The toolkit enables hosters to establish service
level agreements (SLAs) and create portals that customers can use
to directly provision, manage, and monitor their infrastructure.
Setup and testing of Microsoft’s Cloud solution for hosters is
offered free of charge for a limited period and is available
throughout Europe.
Microsoft DDC provides high levels of performance and security,
with fast setup and easy scalability. It allows hosting providers
to address the growing demand for dynamic cloud infrastructure
delivered on state-of-the-art server architecture in
high-availability data centers. Their portfolios can be extended
with high-value, high-margin services, such as managed hosting,
on-demand virtualised servers, clustering, and network
services.
“Creating this test platform enables hosting partners to take
the first step for customers moving to the cloud,” comments Andrew
Lund, EMEA Director, Business Services Operator Channels at
Microsoft “Through Microsoft Hyper-V technology, service provider
customers can manage all of their physical and virtual resources
from a single set of integrated management utilities.”
The platform is built on a single, shared-service environment
(servers, storage and network). This environment, HP Converged
Infrastructure, is based out of one of Interxion's 13 Cloud Hub
data centres, which provide high levels of security and
availability, and in-house access to a wide range of service
providers, systems integrators and connectivity providers. Users of
the test platform can either connect directly in the data centre or
access the solution via an Internet connection provided by NL-ix,
one of the world’s largest Internet exchanges.
“Our HP Converged Infrastructure ensures the Cloud Testlab users
a data centre of the future that delivers a whole new level of
simplicity, integration and automation,” said Sander Thonissen,
Manager, Service Providers Channel, HP.
Interxion’s Cloud Hubs offer the highest levels of redundancy,
reliability and standards-based operation, with up to 2N UPS power
and N+1 cooling, as well as advanced alarm and monitoring systems.
Each data center is designed using Interxion’s energy-efficient
modular architecture, with free cooling and maximum-efficiency
components as standard. In a Cloud Hub data centre, customers can
access the major Tier 1 and Tier 2 networks, leading content
distribution networks and Europe’s public Internet
exchanges.
“Over the last ten years, NL-ix has developed to become one of
world’s largest Internet exchanges, and NL-ix is proud to connect
such a key player as Cloud Testlab to the center of the Internet
via our network,” said Jan Hoogenboom, CEO of NL-ix.
“KPN’s international IP network ensures that service providers
from across Europe can connect to the Cloud Testlab,” said Edwin
Punt, Product Manager KPN International.
“Leveraging the Cloud Testlab enables private cloud solutions to
be deployed in close proximity to business and residential users
across Europe, delivering an exceptional end-user experience,” said
Kevin Dean, Interxion CMO.
To find out more please visit about the Cloud Testlab please
visit www.Interxion.com/cloudtestlab.
ENDS
About InterxionInterxion Holding NV, (NYSE:INXN), is a
leading provider of carrier-neutral colocation data center services
in Europe, serving over 1,200 customers through 28 data centers in
11 European countries. Interxion’s uniformly designed,
energy-efficient data centers offer customers extensive security
and uptime for their mission-critical applications. With
connectivity provided by 350 carriers and ISPs and 20 European
Internet exchanges across its footprint, Interxion has created
content and connectivity hubs that foster growing customer
communities of interest. For more information please visit
www.interxion.com or email cloud@interxion.com.
About KPN InternationalKPN International offers a wide
range of data and IP services for corporate and wholesale customers
in Europe and the world. Services optimize the complex relationship
between applications and a converged global network. The
high-capacity, fiber-optic network operated by KPN International
covers 22 European countries. Worldwide connections to more than
180 countries are ensured via sea cables and partnerships with BT,
SingTel, Sprint and Telefonica. For more information, please visit
www.kpn.com/international.
About NL-ixNL-ix is the world’s fifth largest Internet
Exchange. With 280 members, local presence at 42 local data centres
throughout the Netherlands, the Netherlands Internet Exchange has
rapidly developed into a major hub for both national and
international peering traffic. NL-ix is specialized in Internet
Exchange services, 'Mission Critical Internet' solutions, and
services in and between carrier neutral data centres. One of its
core switches is colocated at Interxion’s Cloud Hub in Amsterdam.
www.nl-ix.nl
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