Masergy Adds Microsoft Azure to Its Cloud Marketplace

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Jul 21, 2015) - Masergy Communications Inc., a global leader in managed networking and cloud services, today announced the addition of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform to its Cloud Marketplace of service providers. Masergy has directly connected its global Software Defined Network (SDN) Platform to Azure's data centers.

Enterprise customers now have reliable access to their Azure-hosted applications over Masergy's high-performance network. Through the use of the Masergy network, customers can take advantage of quality of service (QoS) features to ensure optimum application performance and reliability.

Masergy's direct connectivity to the Azure cloud platform brings a number of advanced managed service features to customers, including:

• Intelligent Service Control for global bandwidth on demand
• Intelligent Network Analyst for real-time network and application analysis

"Finding the right cloud provider to host applications and web services is only part of the equation," said Tim Naramore, CTO, Masergy. "Organizations must also choose the best service provider to connect their corporate networks and data centers to the Azure cloud platform. Masergy simplifies this process by offering a fully-tested and predictable connection that ensures the application performance levels that businesses require."

About Masergy
Masergy owns and operates the largest independent global cloud networking platform for enterprises. Our managed solutions help businesses compete in the global marketplace with real-time analytics, unified communications as a service, security as a service and software defined network control. Masergy's patented technology, customizable solutions and unmatched customer experience are why a growing number of global enterprises rely on Masergy to deliver performance beyond expectations. For more information about Masergy visit www.masergy.com or follow us on Twitter@Masergy, Blog, LinkedIn and Facebook.