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Press Release -- October 23rd, 2018
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vXchnge and Megaport Augment Cloud Connectivity Options for Data Center Customers in Strategic Markets

Expanded Agreement in Eight Data Centers Extends Cloud Connectivity with top Cloud Providers

TAMPA, FLA –October 23, 2018 – vXchnge, today expanded its partnership with Megaport (USA), Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Megaport Limited (ASX:MP1) (“Megaport”), a leading global Network as a Service (NaaS) provider. With the expanded partnership, Megaport empowers vXchnge to deliver – elastic interconnection and direct cloud connectivity services, enabled by Software Defined Networking (SDN), in eight vXchnge data centers in strategic growth markets.

“Increasingly, our customers want to deploy hybrid cloud solutions, so by incorporating Megaport’s elastic interconnection in our data centers, our customers gain choices, speed and flexibility with a secure connection to over 300 service providers,” said Ernest Sampera, CMO of vXchnge. “This enables them to choose vXchnge as the platform for their digital transformations from standalone to hybrid architectures.”

By working with Megaport in its Austin, Minneapolis, Nashville, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Santa Clara and St. Louis colocation data centers, vXchnge customers can flexibly scale bandwidth to optimize capacity so they pay only for what they use. Customers can access multiple service providers over the SDN and manage direct, multicloud connectivity, on demand and through a highly-intuitive self-serve portal. .

According to a 2018 Forbes article on the fastest growing U.S. cities, vXchnge data centers are located in some of the swiftest growing U.S. cities including: Austin, Nashville and Portland. The ability to offer premium data centers in strategic growth cities sets vXchnge apart from its competitors.

“We’re continuing to expand our capabilities within vXchnge data centers in key growth markets. Through vXchnge, we’re extending Megaport’s service footprint to more of the locations where enterprises are building their next generation cloud architectures in the U.S.,” said Nicole Cooper, Executive Vice President, Americas, Megaport.

vXchnge customers utilizing the Megaport ecosystem gain access to rapid provisioning capabilities and the ability to directly connect with leading global cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Salesforce, Oracle Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud..

About vXchnge

vXchnge is an award-winning carrier-neutral colocation services provider dedicated to improving the business performance of its customers. vXchnge delivers unmatched brand protection and reliability to global and emerging growth brands through its Datacenter-as-a-service solution. Companies can leverage vXchnge’s interconnections and strategically located data centers to enable their digital transformations and cloud architectures. The company is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. For more information, visit https://www.vxchnge.com/ or connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

About Megaport
Megaport is a global leading Network as a Service (NaaS) provider. Using Software Defined Networking (SDN), the Company’s global platform enables customers to rapidly connect their network to other services across the Megaport Network. The Company’s extensive footprint in Australia, Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe, provides a neutral platform that spans many key data centre providers across various markets.

The Megaport SDN connects over 1000 customers throughout over 230 data centres globally. Megaport is an Alibaba Cloud Technology Partner, Oracle Cloud Partner, AWS Technology Partner, AWS Networking Competency Partner, Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Partner, Google Cloud Interconnect Partner, IBM Direct Link Cloud Exchange provider, Salesforce Express Connect Partner.

Megaport, Virtual Cross Connect, VXC, and MegaIX are registered trademarks of Megaport (Services) Pty Ltd ACN 607 432 646.

To learn more about Megaport, please visit: www.megaport.com.

About Kaylie Gyarmathy
As the Marketing Coordinator for vXchnge, Kaylie handles the coordination and logistics of tradeshows and events. She is also responsible for social media marketing and brand promotion through various outlets. Kaylie enjoys creatively developing new ways and events to capture the attention of the vXchnge audience. If you have a topic idea, feel free to reach out to Kaylie through her social platforms.

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