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October 2024

Six Key Differences Between Major Cloud Providers

Demystify your private cloud options with our comparison of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud. On a typical day at Megaport, our Solutions team helps a lot of customers with a lot of questions. And in my time here, I’ve noticed these questions often follow the same theme: What’s the best way to connect to their cloud service providers? The reality is that there’s no simple answer to this question.

How to Automate Your Megaport Infrastructure With APIs

Learn how to transform your network efficiency and interoperability, all from a single interface. As networks expand and automation becomes the norm, API usage has exploded; in today’s digital landscape, 90% of developers are now utilizing APIs. APIs are no longer just technical constructs, confined to the dark corners of software engineers – they’re now the lifeblood of many companies. API tools allow you to connect to diverse data sources, supporting interoperability and innovation.

Why Italy is Europe's Next Cloud Expansion Hotspot

With a growing network sector, flourishing digital landscape, and exciting growth targets, there’s never been a better time to expand your business to Italy. Italy has long been known for its rich history, culture, cuisine, and natural beauty. But beyond tourism, Italy is an economic powerhouse and a growing player in the global tech scene. In recent years the country has experienced impressive growth, emerging as one of the largest economies in Europe.

How to Lower Your Cloud Costs

Cloud costs can pile up quickly, and often behind the scenes. We explain how you can help your business keep cloud spend under control. Enterprises—including small- to medium-sized—often find themselves struggling to manage costs and predict their cloud storage. And it’s not necessarily because we’re acquiring more things – it’s because the things we have are getting bigger.

Peering: How Local Is Local?

Optimize network performance by ensuring both you and your peers are locally connected. When it comes to Internet Exchanges (IXs), there are two types of peering: local peering and remote peering. And depending on your network setup and goals, the type you use can have a significant impact on your network performance. While remote peering has valuable use cases, we often see customers using it in scenarios where it is actually doing more harm than good to their network performance.