What was once touted as the future of business technology, running important, even mission-critical applications on the cloud is becoming the new norm. For many companies, migrating to cloud is not merely a trend, but an important investment, especially for those who envision the progress and sustainability of their businesses in this digitally driven world. In fact, more and more enterprises are migrating their applications to the cloud, as it is more scalable, reliable and cost-effective.

In the Philippines, Converge is taking charge in aiding the country’s cloud adoption process by offering their latest solutions to help businesses and organizations grow and meet the demands of the times. With the digital platform being what’s next for most enterprises, a fiber network that can accommodate bandwidth needs, will enable enterprises to maximize the use of technologies for more efficient and cost-effective operations. And despite not being a cloud services company, Converge, as a powerful enabler, is playing a huge role in aiding enterprises to maximize cloud solutions at its best.

“We have been closely studying the rising trend of cloud adoption. Large enterprises are now able to maximize their operations on the cloud while reducing costs.“ says Converge Head of Product Management and Network Solutions, Mr. Gilbert Virtucio.

The newly launched cloud connectivity solutions of Converge feature products that would let businesses to efficiently connect to their cloud resources, and quickly migrate data to the cloud locally. Converge’s cloud connectivity solutions offer unique products that can help propel enterprises and their businesses forward and, altogether, raise the Filipino standards in cloud adoption.

Cloud Upload Booth

Backing up server data is an understated but important task in any organization. Most modern backup systems send backup data to cloud storage. However, all backup systems need to perform a full backup the first time it is done. Saving a full backup into cloud storage is taxing for many businesses. From saving large files into physical hard drives and having them flown out to countries like Singapore, which are known to be “cloud regions,” not only was the whole process costly, it was also risky in terms of security. Add to that the travel restrictions brought about by COVID-19, which makes it all the more challenging.

With Cloud Upload Booth, enterprises can take advantage of Converge’s on-premise service that offers access to premium LAN-based 10 Gbps internet connectivity that make uploading of large files to Cloud Service Provider (CSP) platforms more convenient through Converge’s vast network capacity. The working space is in an exclusive and secure upload booth located in Reliance IT Center, Pasig City.

The Cloud Upload Booth is Converge’s special facility that will allow enterprise customers to be able to locally upload files quickly and at a reduced cost. New and existing Converge Business customers can access the booth at a pay-per-use system and may schedule appointments for booth usage three working days prior to the target date. The booth is open from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM from Monday to Friday, and gives access to a high-end Windows PC with a 10Gbps LAN-Based Internet connectivity and a redundant AC power source for exceptional performance.

Cloud Direct Connect

For businesses that need to connect their local IT infrastructure to their public cloud resources, but want lower latency and consistent, predictable performance, Converge offers Cloud Direct Connect, which provides a private connection from the enterprise customer all the way to their cloud service provider.

In partnership with Equinix, the world's digital infrastructure company, Converge connects the customer to multiple cloud service providers using an international private line (IPL) on the Equinix Fabric. Since this private connection passes through the facilities of Converge and Equinix, never touching the Internet, the performance is predictable, and the connection is secured. Further, the bandwidth is dedicated all the way to the CSP network, providing high throughput for the customer.

This cloud solution is recommended for enterprises who are currently on a public cloud subscription and are looking for a more secured service. Best to transfer those mission-critical apps to Cloud Direct Connect.

Dedicated Internet Access Upload (DIA Upload)

A first in the Philippines, Converge’s Dedicated Internet Access Upload offers asymmetric upload and download, with the upload speed at twice the download speed. The higher upload speed makes DIA Upload suitable for applications that are heavy on outbound traffic. Cloud backup is one of the use cases that DIA Upload is most suitable for since backup traffic flows from the enterprise to the cloud provider.

Dedicated Internet Access – Time of Day (DIA Time of Day)

Another first and one of the most innovative internet products by any service provider in the Philippines, Dedicated Internet Access Time of Day (DIA Time of Day) provides twice the bandwidth at a specific time frame (called the peak period) compared to the off-peak period.

Companies typically perform their backup when there are few or no employees in the office to allow the backup process to utilize the entire internet bandwidth. DIA Time of Day can further shorten the backup time by having the peak period bandwidth available when the backup is taking place.

“We are not a cloud services company, however, Converge is a powerful enabler. We are committed to come up with innovative services to help enterprises grow their business, while raising business standards through our world-class fiber network and cloud connectivity solutions,” says Converge Chief Operations Officer, Jesus Romero.

To learn more about Converge cloud connectivity solutions and pure fiber internet services, visit the www.convergeict.com/enterprise.