Layer 2 · Network as a service
Megaport
A software-defined network service for creating private connections between data centres and cloud providers on demand.
Evaluated from public documentation, architecture material and source code. No vendor contact.
What it solves
Private links to clouds provisioned in minutes to days rather than months, and changed without signing a new circuit contract each time.
Who it suits
Organisations whose data and compute sit in different places, and whose transfer charges have become a visible line item.
What to watch out for
You need to be in, or able to reach, a facility where they are present. Check the location list before a design depends on it, and expect to need some networking competence in-house.
Every product here gets one of these. A recommendation without a trade-off is not a recommendation.
Problems this comes up for
Wondering whether Megaport is the right choice?
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