Megaport Achieves the AWS Outposts Ready Service Designation
AWS customers can now use Megaport to privately and securely connect Outposts racks to AWS
Direct Connect service locations
Brisbane, Australia – 16 January 2023 –Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) ("Megaport"), a global
leading Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, announced today that Megaport has earned anAmazon Web Services (AWS) Outposts Ready Partner designation as part of the AWS Service
Ready Program. AWS customers can use Megaport’s global, private Software Defined Network tosecurely connect Outposts racks to AWS Direct Connect service locations, enabling more reliableand performant application migrations and operations to Outposts.
The AWS Service Ready Program provides customers with AWS Partner software solutions thathave passed a technical validation for sound architecture and have proven customer success.
AWS Outposts Ready Partners offer products that work with Outposts deployments. Theseproducts have been tested by Outposts and follow AWS security and architecture best practices.
As part of this program, Megaport’s solutions come confidently recommended based on technicalvalidation and testing performed by AWS Partner Solutions Architects.
“We’re thrilled to be named an AWS Outposts Ready Partner,” explained Vincent English, Chief
Executive Officer of Megaport. “Many of our customers run applications that have low-latency
requirements and must run on-premises, and using Megaport to privately connect Outposts racks
to AWS Direct Connect service locations ensures that these applications run reliably and are highlyperformant.”
Megaport and Outposts customers can enjoy the following benefits:●Service Ready: The AWS Service Ready designation means the solution has been tested,validated, and proven by AWS.

●Network resilience: The Megaport solution for Outposts rack allows a redundantarchitecture for the critical AWS Region connectivity.

●More data centre choices: The Megaport solution for Outposts rack allows the customer
to choose the desired data centre operator and location with fewer restrictions. Choose
from over 100 data centre operators and 780+ locations globally.

Customers of Megaport and Outposts can use their own network equipment, such as routers andswitches, inside the data centres where their Outposts racks are deployed; or use Megaport
Cloud Router (MCR), a virtual routing service, for dynamic BGP routing to AWS Direct Connect.
With MCR, an enterprise can reduce the amount of hardware, space, and power required for a
hybrid cloud deployment using AWS Direct Connect and Outposts racks.
“Being able to ramp up the bandwidth whenever we need, allows us to scale our sports
visualisation systems at speed and only pay for what we need – that is the most amazing part ofusing Megaport to connect to AWS,” said John Rendall, Head of Technology and Innovation for
Animation Research Ltd / Virtual Eye, a multi-award winning sports graphics production company.
“We are excited that Megaport is one of our first AWS Partners to achieve an AWS Outposts
Ready designation,” said Mike Davis, Principal Outposts GTM Spec, AWS WWSO Compute. “ThisMegaport.com
info@megaport.com

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new validation will make it easier for AWS Outposts customers to use resilient, private connectivity
on AWS Outposts, helping to optimise their hybrid cloud deployments.”###About Megaport
Megaport is a leading provider of Network as a Service (NaaS) solutions. The company’s global
Software Defined Network (SDN) helps businesses rapidly connect their network to services via aneasy-to-use portal or our open API. Megaport offers agile networking capabilities that reduce
operating costs and increase speed to market compared to traditional networking solutions.
Megaport partners with the world’s top cloud service providers as well as the largest data centre
operators, systems integrators and managed service providers in the world. Megaport is an
ISO/IEC 27001-certified company.
Eric Troyer, Chief Marketing Officer, Megaport
Phone: +61 7 3088 7400
media@megaport.com

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