If you’re thinking about moving applications and data to the cloud, is your network ready? Can you count on the consistent high performance you need? Are you protected by the right level of security? For all of your questions about connecting to the cloud – whether in a public, private or hybrid solution – Allstream has clear answers.

For starters, you need an enterprise network and IT strategy to gain all the potential benefits of cloud computing. With Allstream’s reliable networking solutions enabling your approach to virtualization, you can:

• take advantage of highly scalable cloud-based services on demand
• bring added flexibility to all of your IT-driven business processes, boosting productivity across your organization
• eliminate the need to maintain physical servers and costly supporting hardware and software
• build, use and pay for only the infrastructure and resources you need – when you need them.

Exploiting the potential of the cloud begins with secure, highly available connections. Allstream’s national IP network provides the foundation you need for accessing the full array of cloud services. You can opt for the performance, scalability and granular control of private IP networking. Or choose the ubiquity, simplicity and value of secure public Internet. Or create a cost-effective combination of the two.

As you implement your cloud strategy in stages, Allstream evolves with you. Our dependable, high-performance IP network ensures you have a solid connection to the cloud today – and are ready for further innovations down the road.

Boost productivity and efficiency.

Allstream provides the vital network connections to cloud services that will help your business run more smoothly and cost-effectively.

• With just a few keystrokes, go from minimal IT capabilities to those of a much larger organization – with no need to need to build, house or monitor IT infrastructure.
• Ensure that your employees, customers and partners always have access to critical applications and data.
• Enable faster, smoother recovery in the event of a crisis or disaster.
• Reduce the complexity and potential disruptions associated with implementing hardware and software upgrades or patches, as well as systems monitoring and maintenance.

Stay secure in the cloud.

Some organizations have resisted migrating IT services to the cloud for fear of exposing valuable data and applications to potential hazards.

• With Allstream’s security solutions, your data is protected across your network – including across all connections to and from the cloud.
• Count on an equal level of network security whether you choose public, private or hybrid cloud solutions.
• And because our cloud services networking solutions are highly scalable and available on demand, you can easily integrate them into your business continuity strategy.
• Allstream’s cloud infrastructure is housed in the same rigorously maintained, Canadian-based Tier 4 data centres as our Managed Hosting Services.
• To further ensure that your business is safe from cyber threats, we offer Secure Connect, which protects your private network at every connection point to the public Internet.

Let us worry about network performance and availability.

Allstream’s Managed Network Services add even more value to our IP connectivity offering:

• Boost productivity, reduce downtime and improve network performance while you fully reap the benefits of cloud computing.
• Turn over many day-to-day network management and monitoring tasks to our experts, so your IT team can focus on more strategic initiatives.

Utilize resources more efficiently.

• Eliminate upfront capital expenditures on hardware and data storage facilities.
• Ease the burden of overall IT and network capital costs by converting many services to an ongoing operating expense.
• Avoid the costs and potential downtime from hardware and software upgrades.
• Reduce the expense of having skilled, full-time IT people monitoring and managing all server and application functions round the clock.
• Cut your power bill and avoid costly expansions of data centre space by migrating hardware to our Managed Hosting facilities.
• Ensure business continuity – and peace of mind – with Allstream’s disaster recovery solutions.

Increase your network ROI.

Allstream ensures that your existing network investment is enhanced with the scalability, reliability and security features required to connect your business to the cloud. Our experts collaborate with your team to help make the kind of informed planning and investment decisions that help you reap the full benefits of current and emerging cloud-based technologies.