DALLAS – AT&T on Tuesday announced the global launch of a next-generation utility computing service with managed networking, security and storage. Synaptic Hosting is aimed at business.
The new utility computing service combines technology acquired from USinternetworking with five “super Internet data centers in the United States, Europe and Asia. AT&T has a total of 38 IDCs in its global Internet Protocol network.
The super IDCs will be located in Piscataway, N.J.; San Diego; Annapolis, Md.; Singapore and Amsterdam and will act as regional gateways to the AT&T network “cloud.” They will support large-scale computing and applications on demand via virtualized servers and deliver services across AT&T’s IDC hosting infrastructure. Over time, additional IDCs will be added to the regional network infrastructure to deliver “enterprise-class” cloud capabilities to companies in the U.S. and abroad.
A core feature of AT&T Synaptic Hosting is its next-generation utility computing platform. This enables the service to deliver a complete hosting solution with features that use the AT&T network to manage applications, compute resources on servers and store data. AT&T Synaptic Hosting also provides designated account support all backed by a single end-to-end, service-level agreement that is unique within the industry.
With this offer, companies will achieve greater flexibility, improved performance and cost savings. The computing platform enabling Synaptic Hosting will be extended to deliver similar benefits to other services in AT&T’s portfolio, including unified communication, content distribution, dynamic backup and restore, on-demand retrieval of high-resolution images such as X-rays and CT scans and many other subscription-based software services.
“Today’s announcement is yet another example of AT&T’s commitment to deliver next-generation services and solutions to companies worldwide,” said Ron Spears, group president, AT&T Global Business Services. “The AT&T global network, combined with our powerful computing platform, is driving the convergence of networking and hosting services in ways that are allowing companies to deliver end-user applications whenever and wherever they are needed ? while paying only for the capacity actually used.?
The official Web site of the U.S. Olympic Committee is powered by AT&T Synaptic Hosting. Teamusa.org is the USOC’s new feature-rich Web site that connects fans of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams with America’s athletes on their journey to the Olympic Games. The site features stories on U.S. Olympians and Paralympians and Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, athlete blogs and social networking tools.
In addition to utility computing features, AT&T Synaptic Hosting offers the following:
A broad selection of dynamic storage and security features that enterprises have come to rely on to protect their data and assets.
The ability to use AT&T’s BusinessDirect customer portal to easily manage capacity, complete maintenance and monitor network service and performance of their virtual IT environment.
Personalized support from teams of designated hosting and application specialists who are experienced in the business and technical needs of the clients.
Application monitoring and reporting capabilities that work with most client software available in the industry today.
One end-to-end service level agreement that covers the customer’s entire environment.
“Companies are looking to service providers to help them build and manage scalable next-generation infrastructure environments for their business-critical applications,” said Melanie Posey, research director at the analyst firm IDC. “Given the increasingly dynamic nature of end-user requirements, businesses need flexible delivery platforms for their applications.
“This trend is driving the need for network cloud-based, on-demand capabilities such as utility computing. The challenge for service providers is to productize these capabilities in a way that enable businesses to easily tailor the solutions to serve their specific needs. Synaptic Hosting is one example of how managed services can be offered in a modular fashion, enabling efficient scalability and on-demand delivery.”
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