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Using an interconnected network architecture approach allows you to improve cloud application performance, reduce latency, scale on-demand, lower network costs, and visibly deliver a better cloud experience to your end-users. [Africa Cloud Exchange](#colocation-at-teraco) ### Africa Cloud Exchange ### What is Africa Cloud Exchange? Teraco’s colocation **[data centre facilities](https://www.teraco.co.za/data-centre-locations/)** are the interconnection hub for sub-Saharan Africa, offering access to a holistic physical infrastructure and a highly secure environment for colocation to all cloud providers and their clients. **Africa Cloud Exchange (ACX)** offers a low-risk entry point for both enterprise cloud consumers and cloud providers to host their infrastructure platforms and leverage the most interconnected data centre hubs in Africa. Enterprise clients benefit from highly secure, direct interconnection to local and global cloud services. Cloud operators can take advantage of direct access to African terrestrial fibre, satellite connectivity, submarine cables, and an open market for interconnection. [Cloud On-ramping](#cloud-onramping) ### Africa Cloud Exchange ### On-ramp to the cloud On-ramp to **Microsoft ExpressRoute**, **AWS Direct Connect**, and **Google Cloud Connect**. **Connect to more clouds** – connect directly and privately to more of the local and global cloud providers you use every day. **Obtain easy access to build a multi-cloud environment** – gain automated, near real-time provisioning to multiple cloud service providers. **Increase security** – minimise security threats with private connections to your digital ecosystems, bypassing the public internet. **Improve performance** – improve cloud application performance and reduce latency by extending your private network with Platform Teraco, and connect directly to the digital edge of your cloud service providers. **Reduce cost** – lower your total cost of private network connectivity to cloud service providers. ### Cloud Operator Benefits - Vendor-neutral data centre facilities with a true focus on facility uptime, power availability, and security. - Access to Africa’s major carriers ensures you have the ability to offer services to an extensive client base. - A wide range of interconnect technologies enables clients to minimise infrastructure spend and offer more competitive solutions. - Outsourcing the data centre infrastructure allows you to focus on your core business. - Highly flexible environment allows for rapid deployment and a future growth model based on “pay as you grow”. ### Africa Cloud Exchange ### Major Cloud On-Ramps ### AWS Direct Connect **AWS Direct Connect**is accessible from Africa Cloud Exchange and through physical cross-connections within the Cape Town (CT1) and Johannesburg (JB1) data centre facilities. The first of its kind in Africa, AWS operates 44 availability zones within 17 geographic regions around the world. AWS Direct Connect bypasses the public internet, and ensures private connectivity and full integration between cloud services and business applications. [AWS Direct Connect](https://www.teraco.co.za/platform-teraco/africa-cloud-exchange/aws-direct-connect/) ### Microsoft ExpressRoute **Microsoft ExpressRoute** is available from Africa Teraco Cloud Exchange and through physical cross-connections within the Cape Town (CT1) and Johannesburg (JB1) data centre facilities. Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft cloud over a private connection facilitated by Teraco. With ExpressRoute, you can establish connections to Microsoft cloud services such as Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics 365. [Microsoft ExpressRoute](https://www.teraco.co.za/platform-teraco/africa-cloud-exchange/microsoft-expressroute/) ### VMware Cloud Verified **VMware Cloud Provider Partners** deliver VMware Cloud Infrastructure as a Service. VMware Cloud Verified services are available from VMware Partners on Africa Cloud Exchange, delivering cloud services powered by VMware Cloud Foundation technologies, including VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX. Now you can gain support for your apps – from existing to cloud-native to SaaS – across private, public, and hybrid clouds using services by Africa Cloud Exchange partners displaying the VMware Cloud Verified logo. [VMware Cloud Verified](https://www.teraco.co.za/platform-teraco/africa-cloud-exchange/vmware-cloud-verified/) ![Google Cloud Logo](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/google-cloud-logo.svg) ### Google Dedicated Interconnect **Dedicated Interconnect** provides direct physical connections between your on-premises network and Google’s network. Dedicated Interconnect enables you to transfer large amounts of data between networks, which can be more cost-effective than purchasing additional bandwidth over the public internet. [Dedicated Interconnect](https://www.teraco.co.za/platform-teraco/africa-cloud-exchange/google-cloud-dedicated-interconnect/) ![Oracle Cloud Logo](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/oracle-cloud.svg) ### Oracle Cloud Infrastructure **Oracle Cloud Infrastructure** has all the services you need to migrate, build, and run all your IT, from existing enterprise workloads to new cloud native applications and data platforms – global, secure, high-performance environments to move, build, and run all your workloads. Hybrid and edge offerings provide specialised deployment, disconnected and intermittently connected operation, low latency and high performance, and data locality and security. [Oracle Cloud](#) ![Zadara Logo](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Zadara.svg) ### Zadara Edge Cloud **Zadara Sovereign AI Edge Cloud** enables you to shift away from managing your own infrastructure and instead concentrate on accelerating business growth and innovation. 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