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INTERCONNECTION

CoreSite Open Cloud Exchange®

An Interconnection Platform to Solve Digital Business Challenges

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Deploy Hybrid IT Faster, Reduce Total Cost of Operation and Business Risk

The Open Cloud Exchange® (OCX), a Finalist in the Gartner® 2023 Eye on Innovation Awards, is a software-defined interconnection platform that simplifies hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity. Built to accelerate hybrid IT deployment, reduce total cost of ownership and minimize business risk, OCX enables establishing dynamic, secure and high-performance connections to public cloud providers, networks and IT services through a single, self-service interface. With the ability to order ports, virtual routers and Ethernet virtual connections in minutes, OCX empowers organizations to move data between clouds efficiently, assure business continuity and elevate cloud value while cutting broadband and data costs.

 

Take Control of Your Hybrid and Multi Cloud Strategy

Traditional methods of connecting to the cloud can be slow, expensive and complex. The Open Cloud Exchange® (OCX) removes those barriers by delivering fast, automated and secure interconnection to leading cloud providers and partners. Whether you're deploying mission-critical workloads or scaling edge applications, OCX empowers you to control and optimize your cloud journey.

Why Enterprises Choose the Open Cloud Exchange

Manage virtual cloud interconnection, services and bandwidth on demand.
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LOWER COSTS AND ELIMINATE VENDOR LOCK-IN
The Open Cloud Exchange® offers predictable, flat-rate pricing based on your chosen bandwidth—combined with month-to-month billing and virtualized network functions—helping reduce capital expenses, eliminate overprovisioning and avoid long-term contracts.
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IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND RESILIANCE
Connect privately to multiple clouds, data centers and business partners to reduce latency, improve throughput and support business continuity/disaster recovery strategies—all while maintaining control of your mission-critical data.
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SCALE WITH CONFIDENCE IN A SECURE ECOSYSTEM
Tap into a highly connected digital ecosystem of enterprises, cloud providers, carriers and IT services—backed by enterprise-grade security, industry certifications and scalable bandwidth options that grow with your needs.
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ACCELERATE IT MODERNIZATION WITH ON-DEMAND INTERCONNECTION
Rapidly deploy virtual connections, cloud services and manage bandwidth through a single port—speeding time to market, simplifying network management and streamlining digital transformation initiatives.

Leading Brands Use CoreSite's Open Cloud Exchange (OCX)

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How the Open Cloud Exchange Works

The Open Cloud Exchange® (OCX) enables enterprises to create high-performance, private virtual connections (VLANs) to multiple cloud and network providers through a single port into CoreSite's Layer 2 Ethernet switching platform. Leveraging a virtual switching fabric with support for both Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity, OCX allows users to establish scalable, software-defined connections—including cloud-to-cloud and site-to-site routing—without manual provisioning or additional hardware.

Interconnections can be managed in near real time through a secure, self-service portal or API, simplifying hybrid and multi cloud networking while accelerating deployment and reducing operational complexity.   

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Take Control of Interconnection – and Your Time

The Open Cloud Exchange puts you in control. Through a single pane of glass, you can order and manage virtual cloud interconnections and provision bandwidth on-demand. Instantly turn up and turn down services with a few clicks. By automating enterprise-class network services, the Open Cloud Exchange frees your IT team to focus on your competitive differentiators.  Learn More
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OPEN CLOUD EXCHANGE

Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT IS SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING? Software-defined networking (SDN) is an approach to networking that uses software controllers, such as virtual routers and switches, that can be managed by application programming interfaces (APIs) to communicate with hardware infrastructure to direct network traffic. 
WHAT IS BUSINESS CONTINUITY? Business continuity is one element in BCDR (business continuity/disaster recovery), a proactive approach to ensuring mission-critical business operations proceed during a disruption or in the event of a disaster. Disaster recovery is a planned process used to reduce downtime and data loss if any, or all, of an IT infrastructure fails. 
WHAT IS INTERCONNECTION AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Interconnection is the exchange of data between enterprises (and between an enterprise’s data centers), private and public clouds and carriers over a private network, often via a physical fiber optic link called a cross connect. Interconnection is important because it enables highly secure, low-latency and reliable data transport. Virtual interconnection is also possible, although it is not as secure or reliable.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NETWORK SERVICES AND INTERNET SERVICES? Network services are applications that help control and optimize the capabilities, performance, security and orchestration of networks. Internet services are applications and protocols that enable data transmission over the internet (and the World Wide Web), made available by an internet service provider (ISP).
HOW DO I GET THE OPEN CLOUD EXCHANGE? There are two options. First, simply contact your CoreSite sales representative to add the OCX to your deployment. It’s available as a month-to-month commitment. However, a company does not even need to be deployed in a CoreSite data center to use the OCX to manage virtual routers and data transfer. A services-only contract is available. 
HOW IS OPEN CLOUD EXCHANGE PRICING DETERMINED? Pricing is determined by the service and the service rate (bandwidth) selected. OCX services do not carry a long-term commitment and remain on a month-to-month basis until the service is disconnected. Each OCX service contains a non-recurring charge (NRC) and a monthly recurring charge (MRC) component.