Intelligent CIO North America Issue 35 | Page 12

NEWS

EdgeConneX expands cloud access with Megaport in three US cities the world ’ s leading global cloud providers from their SDN platform .

Aron Smith , Vice President of Product Management , EdgeConneX , said : “ By leveraging Megaport on-ramps in key data center locations across our portfolio , EdgeConneX customers can achieve secure , reliable low-latency connections between production and secondary environments through the various ondemand connectivity options available on the platform .”

EdgeConneX has accelerated hybrid cloud and multi-cloud capabilities for data center customers in Atlanta , Detroit and Miami .

Megaport , a leading Network as a Service ( NaaS ) provider , is expanding its Software Defined Network ( SDN ) to the three EdgeConneX data centers .
This multi-city deployment accelerates hybrid cloud and multi-cloud capabilities for EdgeConneX customers across these key markets .
Megaport allows organizations to deploy private point-to-point connectivity between any location on Megaport ’ s global network , including on-demand access to
Matt Simpson , VP of Global Business Development , Megaport , said : “ EdgeConneX global data centers and cloud interconnection ecosystem presents a win for companies that require high cloud availability . Megaport customers can easily and securely connect to their cloud services over Megaport ’ s softwaredefined network in a scalable and costefficient way .”

Bluewave announces Val Milshtein as CIO

Val Milshtein comes to Bluewave with a proven record of success in building , integrating and exiting / transacting several successful telecom businesses including over ten expansions and ten acquisitions / integrations – delivering superior operational and investment returns .

That ’ s backed by over 25 years of experience in product development , process design , software engineering and systems integration in the telecom and data center industries .
Milshtein most recently served as the Chief Technology Officer for Stack Infrastructure , a multinational build-to-suit data center company . Before that , he held a position of CIO and Senior Vice President of Network Services for Cologix , an interconnection and data center company .
Milshtein also held executive positions at Level 3 Communications ( now Lumen ), Genuity Solutions and GTE .
Val Milshtein , CIO , Bluewave
“ Bluewave ’ s mission to optimize the technology buying experience aligns perfectly with my expertise ,” said Milshtein .
“ By investing in innovative systems and processes , we will ensure that our clients receive unparalleled support and solutions tailored to their unique requirements while supporting sustainable growth . I look forward to collaborating closely with the team to build a scalable architecture that will provide a comprehensive and unified view of the business and our clients .”
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