Blogs on the IBM website

• Demystifying Direct Link Offerings, by Bepsy Paul

• New Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Features for Direct Link Offering, by Gilberto Tellez and Vaishali Pandya

• Megaport and IBM Empower Enterprise Cloud, by Matt Simpson and Jill Tempelmeyer

• Supporting the next generation cloud applications with IBM Cloud Direct Link, by Gabriel Montanti

• Digital Realty and IBM Cloud Direct Link - Built for Enterprise Cloud, by Paul Hertzfeldt

• Improve Digital Experiences with SES Networks and IBM, by Paul Hertzfeldt

Papers and case studies

• Hybrid Cloud white paper

  Abstract - Krystallize Technologies set up three different "real world" configurations that use the architecture that is described in this paper to design a dedicated, low-latency, private connection between cloud services and customer-provided network equipment, storage, and compute infrastructure that is durable and affordable.

  This paper presents test results that show how a well-designed, well-executed, hybrid cloud architecture performs versus one that uses standard facilities, using connections and an architecture that is not optimized for application performance.

  • Reference solution for implementing NetApp private storage for IBM Cloud, colocated in a Digital Realty data center
  • Results of performance tests conducted by Krystallize Technologies

• Case Study for Direct Link and IBM Cloud

  Abstract - As IBM Cloud needed to expand its global data center footprint to meet burgeoning demand for its Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering, it needed the right data center partner to achieve the best available combination of power, space, and price.

  Delivery systems that put extra steps between server deployments, cloud, and customers were too slow and indirect to deliver the low latency and high throughput IBM Cloud promises its customers.

  Choosing to colocate at Digital Realty’s hub locations in APAC and the US puts IBM Cloud data centers right next door to Digital Realty’s world-class data center deployments, with direct dark fiber connection between them.

Featured announcements

IBM Cloud Solves Last Mile Challenges with Satellite, by Adrienne Harebottle

Learn how SES Network's decision to partner with IBM Cloud to help customers overcome key connectivity challenges by harnessing the power of satellites.