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365 Data Centers and Megaport expand partnership
365 Data Centers ( 365 ), a leading provider of network-centric colocation , network , cloud and other managed services , has confirmed the continued expansion of its partnership with Megaport , a global leading Network-as-a-Service provider ( NaaS )
Megaport has broadened its 365 footprint by adding a Pointof-Presence at 365 ’ s Boca Raton , Florida , data center further enhancing public cloud and other connectivity solutions available to 365 ’ s Southeast customers – 365 customers now have additional , on-demand , connectivity options to all the major public cloud hyperscalers , such as Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), Microsoft Azure , Google Cloud Platform ( GCP ), Oracle Cloud and IBM Cloud .
Megaport ’ s growing presence with 365 significantly enhances the public cloud connectivity options available to our customers .”
Michael Reid , CEO , Megaport , said : “ Our expanded partnership with 365 Data Centers reinforces both companies ’ commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction , ensuring that businesses of all sizes in all locations can leverage the latest network technology to stay competitive in today ’ s fast-paced digital landscape .”
“ Integrating Megaport ’ s advanced connectivity solutions into our Boca Raton data center is a natural progression of our partnership and network-centric strategy ,” said Bob DeSantis , CEO , 365 Data Centers .
“ When added to Megaport ’ s presence in our Atlanta market data center , this deployment fortifies our joint Infrastructure-as-a-Service ( IaaS ) and Network-as-a-Service ( NaaS ) offerings in the Southeast and complements our partnership in several of our Northeast and Southwest market data centers .
Guild Mortgage launches custom AI system
Guild Mortgage has added a state-ofthe-art AI System – GuildGPT – to its growing list of emerging technology tools .
Built in-house and customized for Guild employees , this new tool is changing the way the company ’ s mortgage professionals help deliver the promise of home .
Integrated into Guild ’ s vast knowledge database , team members can easily access the AI assistant for instant delivery of customized information on company products , guidelines and productrelated questions .
By streamlining this process , loan officers can free up valuable time in their day and better serve their partners and customers faster .
“ When you consider that Guild partners with more than 25 different investors and offers more than 500 distinct loan programs , you can imagine how long it could take Loan
Officers to find the exact guideline they need ,” said Gemma Currier , Senior Vice President , Corporate Strategic Initiatives , Guild Mortgage . “ With GuildGPT , our team members are able to ask plain language questions and have the answer delivered within seconds , increasing the speed at which they can respond to their customers and partners .”
Since its launch in June , nearly 2,000 of Guild ’ s employees have already taken advantage of the time-saving tool and it has helped answer more than 20,000 questions asked by team members .
Feedback from employees has been overwhelmingly positive .
Scott Long , Vice President of Data Services and Emerging Technologies , Guild Mortgages , said : “ This is only the start of GuildGPT – we plan to continue to grow this tool and others .”
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