NEXTDC announces AWS availability at S2 data center

NextDC has announced the availability of AWS Direct Connect in the NextDC S2 Sydney data center, the fourth to host AWS Direct Connect (Canberra (C1), Melbourne (M1), and Perth (P1)). According to the company, within the NextDC S2 data center, customers can choose 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, and new high bandwidth dedicated 100 Gbps connections.

Commenting on this, NEXTDC’s chief commercial officer, David Dzienciol, said: “From real-time data analysis, rapid data backup, or broadcast media processing, we’re seeing a demand for high-bandwidth, dedicated connectivity which helps industries such as media and entertainment, government, financial services, research institutions, and other large organisations experiment at speed and scale.”

Adding: “NEXTDC is committed to providing the fastest and most reliable connections to the world’s leading cloud environments through services including AWS Direct Connect. We bring the cloud to our customers, and in doing so, we help them adopt new technology at pace and reduced costs, and with significantly improved performance.”