Hybrid cloud networking

The key to superior hybrid cloud networking

Hybrid clouds have become a standard of cloud computing, enabling businesses to take advantage of the benefits of both private and public clouds as well as on-premises infrastructure. Enabling organizations to process every workload in the ideal cloud or on-prem environment, hybrid cloud computing helps increase productivity and enhance agility while minimizing costs.

Hybrid cloud networking is the key to efficiently moving workloads between environments. IT teams must build and manage networks that can seamlessly move data between public, private and on-premises infrastructure, ensuring that each workload has the bandwidth it requires while minimizing connectivity costs and ensuring security. Hybrid cloud networking solutions must scale easily when computing demands surge, and deliver comprehensive visibility into complex, hybrid networks that are often highly distributed and continually evolving.

Spectrum Enterprise can help. Our Enterprise Network Edge platform is a managed solution for enterprises seeking advanced security and flexibility to support multi-cloud strategies and hybrid cloud networking requirements. This all-inclusive platform includes security, SD-WAN and LAN switch options that can help to simplify IT operations, improve network security and make hybrid cloud networking more reliable and efficient.

The challenges of hybrid cloud networking

Managing cost

The complexity of hybrid cloud networking can create additional costs, mitigating the efficiencies and cost-savings that hybrid cloud computing is designed to achieve. IT teams require solutions that can simplify management while helping to optimize and right-size infrastructure to manage budgets successfully.

Ensuring adequate bandwidth

Ensuring that every application, workload, user and device has the bandwidth it needs can be a challenge. This task is made even harder as spikes in demand and bursts in workloads alter bandwidth requirements. As a result, IT teams need solutions that can automatically manage bandwidth for applications and workloads to improve performance and manage costs.

Securing a complex network

The complexity of hybrid cloud environments increases the size of an organization’s attack surface while impairing the visibility IT teams need to protect it. Finding solutions that can deliver comprehensive visibility into network activity and potential threats is paramount.

Overcoming gaps in skills

IT teams today are often limited by a skills shortage. In this environment, it can be hard to acquire and maintain the skill sets required to understand and manage complex hybrid cloud networking requirements.

Manage hybrid cloud networking with Spectrum Enterprise

Enterprise Network Edge from Spectrum Enterprise helps large-scale organizations transition to a hybrid network architecture built around advanced SD-WAN technologies. Powered by Fortinet, Enterprise Network Edge provides access to multiple cloud instances and advanced security with throughput speeds up to 100 Gbps while supporting distributed workforces. As an all-in-one networking solution, this managed solution delivers a better digital experience for teams and customers while creating a flexible network that can quickly meet the evolving needs of a hybrid cloud deployment.

Enterprise Network Edge improves hybrid cloud networking by providing:

• Scalable performance. An advanced SD-WAN solution delivers low latency, intelligent routing for critical applications along with scalability to thousands of locations.
• Cloud-ready architecture. Enterprise Network Edge makes it easy to connect to multiple cloud service providers simultaneously for a seamless and secure user experience.
• Heightened security. Next-generation firewall (NGFW) protection, malware protection, web application control, content filtering, intrusion protection and packet inspection help to protect workloads, users, devices and data on hybrid cloud networks.
• Flexible management. IT teams can choose fully managed or co-managed options, retaining control over the aspects of the network they want to manage and leaving the rest to Spectrum Enterprise experts.
• Comprehensive control and visibility. An intuitive, cloud-based portal delivers visibility into performance, routing, firewall settings, hybrid WAN and SD-WAN configuration and other network components across all locations.
• Connectivity options. Spectrum Enterprise offers Dedicated Fiber Internet, broadband, wireless, Ethernet connections and Spectrum Enterprise Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) include a 100% uptime guarantee, end-to-end performance nationwide and unrivaled remedies.¹
• Cost-effective solutions. With no infrastructure to purchase and no hardware to maintain, Enterprise Network Edge delivers a secure and cost-effective hybrid cloud networking solution with one monthly cost.
• Support for remote workforces. Provide connectivity for up to 50,000 remote workers with no additional licenses to buy.

The benefits of Enterprise Network Edge

Spectrum Enterprise’s managed platform provides key benefits for IT teams seeking to simplify hybrid cloud networking.

• Deliver exceptional user experiences. By optimizing the performance of hybrid clouds, Enterprise Network Edge supports employee productivity across multiple locations and cloud connections.
• Minimize management burden. Managed services enable IT teams to minimize time spent on network administration while delivering the expertise required to address gaps in skills.
• Reduce costs. Multiple connectivity options help to lower costs and create efficiencies, especially when compared to MPLS and other private networks.
• Transition options. With Enterprise Network Edge, organizations and their IT teams can transition to hybrid cloud networking at a comfortable pace while avoiding downtime and continuing to meet the needs of the organization.
• Comprehensive visibility. Spectrum Enterprise’s technology delivers instant visibility into network usage and performance for faster and better decision-making around security issues and network utilization.
• Protection from threats. Automated updates and managed security services ensure that systems are updated and patched, reducing the attack surface.

Why customers choose Spectrum Enterprise

Spectrum Enterprise delivers scalable, fiber technology solutions that benefit America’s largest businesses. Our wholly owned, national fiber network spans 245,000+ fiber-route miles and provides symmetrical speeds up to 100 Gbps and we set the benchmark for service-level agreements (SLAs) in the industry, with a single SLA that includes a 100% uptime guarantee, end-to-end performance to all your Ethernet Services locations nationwide and unrivaled remedies². Along with SASE technology, our solutions include:

• Networking services for wide area networking, managed network services and managed WiFi.
• HDTV solutions that impress customers, build loyalty and enhance the brand.
• Voice and unified communications technology that promotes collaboration and enables workers to connect from anywhere.

From commercial high-speed internet for governments and healthcare digital transformation initiatives in hospitals to hospitality streaming solutions for hotels and managed wireless services for universities, we provide our customers with the technology, solutions and expertise that allow them to stay ahead of evolving business requirements – and the competition.

FAQs

What is hybrid cloud?

A hybrid cloud is a computing environment that includes a public cloud and a private cloud, along with on-premises infrastructure. Hybrid cloud enables organizations to process workloads in the computing environment that will yield the best results in terms of performance, bandwidth, security and cost savings.

What is hybrid cloud networking?

Hybrid cloud networking refers to the connectivity and infrastructure that allows workloads to move seamlessly and securely between public clouds, private clouds and on-premises infrastructure.

 

^1,2 100% uptime SLA guarantee applies only to Dedicated Fiber Internet, Secure Dedicated Fiber Internet, Ethernet Services, Cloud Connect and Enterprise Trunking.