Aligned Energy Launches Aligned Access™, Its Software-defined Connectivity Solution

Aligned
Energy, a leading data center provider offering innovative,
sustainable and adaptable colocation and build-to-scale solutions for
cloud, enterprise, and managed service providers, announces the launch
of Aligned
Access™. This software-defined, carrier-neutral connectivity
solution extends customer reach across Aligned’s data center network and
beyond with accessibility to: leading Cloud Service Providers (CSPs),
including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
Platform, IBM Cloud, Salesforce, and others; IT service and network
providers; and more.

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Aligned Access Diagram (Graphic: Business Wire)

As an intuitive, Software-Defined Network (SDN), Aligned Access allows
customers to seamlessly adapt their hybrid IT needs and expand their
network service capabilities and footprint with highly reliable
connectivity and low-latency transport. The Aligned Access portfolio of
carrier-neutral connectivity solutions includes:

• Aligned Cloud Access – Secure, private and cost-effective
  hosted or dedicated direct connectivity to leading CSPs. Services can
  be provisioned from 1Gbps to 100 Gbps instantly from Aligned Energy’s
  data centers in Ashburn, Dallas, Phoenix and Salt
  Lake City.
• Aligned DCI Access – Secure, low-latency, high-resiliency and
  cost-effective Data Center Interconnect (DCI) Access, enabling
  connectivity from customers’ own facilities or managed infrastructure,
  to and between all Aligned data centers and connected CSPs.
• Aligned Transport Access – Carrier-grade Layer 2 and Layer 3
  transport service offering blended or dedicated IP and point-to-point,
  high-speed, low-latency connectivity through a variety of wholesale
  partners. Available in 10 Gigabit Ethernet increments as dedicated
  protected or unprotected circuits.
• Aligned On-net Access – Seamless, carrier-neutral provisioning
  and turn-up for highly reliable and low latency connectivity to
  customers, partners and service providers with no monthly
  cross-connect fees.

“Aligned Energy is committed to providing carrier-neutral and open
connectivity to extend the reach of our customers to the cloud, to their
customers, partners and providers, and beyond,” comments Andrew Schaap,
CEO of Aligned Energy. “These ideals, along with our powerfully-built
services, ultimately promote better outcomes for customers both today
and in the future, empowering critical expansion while facilitating a
new path forward for data center connectivity.”

With Ashburn ranked as having the highest density of dark fiber in the
world, and Phoenix, Dallas and Salt Lake City all boasting some of the
country’s fastest internet speeds and mobile networks, Aligned Energy’s
data centers are strategically located to provide robust, high-speed
connectivity infrastructure. Each facility delivers carrier-neutral
connectivity to a wide range of carriers and telecommunications
providers using a diverse set of Meet-Me Rooms (MMRs), all at no monthly
cross connect fees.

For more information about Aligned Access, visit alignedenergy.com/solutions/connectivity.

About Aligned Energy

Aligned Energy is an infrastructure technology company that offers
adaptable colocation and build-to-scale solutions to cloud, enterprise,
and managed service providers. Our intelligent infrastructure allows us
to deliver data centers like a utility — accessible and consumable as
needed. By reducing the energy, water and space needed to operate, our
data center solutions, combined with our patented cooling technology,
offer businesses a competitive advantage by improving reliability and
their bottom line. For more information, visit www.alignedenergy.com and
connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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