Hexagrid Partners with Backbone Connect

Backbone supports the U.K. ecosystem built on the company's cloud computing platform.

Hexagrid Computing, a developer of IaaS cloud computing solutions, today announced Backbone Connect, a provider of cloud computing and business infrastructure solutions, as a new data center partner joining Link47, an information technology distributor, and Compare the Cloud, a comprehensive cloud consultancy, to expand the ecosystem built to simplify cloud adoption for small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) in the United Kingdom (U.K.) market.

The company says that over the past 5 years, Backbone Connect has quickly grown into a leading colocation provider in London with more than 500 colocation cabinets across 7 U.K. data center facilities. From its offices in London and Surrey, Backbone Connect delivers a complete range of colocation and WAN infrastructure solutions, and now offers discounted colocation, internet access and MPLS network services for any business building a cloud on the company's VxDatacenter platform.

It avers that Backbone Connect's 'Cloud-in-a-box' campaign provides quick setup of colocation, internet access and MPLS as a cost effective package for any business launch a cloud on the VxDatacenter platform. This comprehensive 'Cloud-in-a-box' solution is available directly through Backbone Connect or through Link47. The combination of Backbone Connect, Link47, and Compare the Cloud promises to expand the U.K. cloud ecosystem delivering high-value company cloud solutions to regional SMBs.

"From the beginning, we were developing VxDatacenter as a comprehensive virtualization and cloud management tool that would benefit the entire IT delivery channel from the largest of providers to the smallest of end-users and every business in between," said Dave Rokita, Vice President of Technology Operations at Hexagrid Computing. "The U.K. cloud ecosystem exemplifies how the IT delivery channel can maintain its identity in a cloud computing environment."

"Thus far we have focused on providing colocation and network services to U.K. cloud service providers and corporate enterprises," said Terry Pullin, Director of Cloud Computing at Backbone Connect Ltd. "The addition of Hexagrid's VxDatacenter product is the next step in our commitment to be the largest provider of cloud computing enablement solutions in the UK with additional depth to the solutions we can offer both existing and new cloud service providers."

"We are extremely pleased to partner with Hexagrid," said David McLeod, Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships at Backbone Connect. "The combination of high-class U.K. data center facilities, core MPLS Networks, and experience in the U.K. cloud market perfectly positions us to expand our service offering with a VxDatacenter Cloud-in-the-box solution."

"Solution cost, complexity, and quality are common delays in cloud adoption by the SMB market," said Ian Siebert, Director of Link47. "We are excited to unite top-to-bottom players in the cloud ecosystem with the common goal of making cloud adoption easier and more accessible for the U.K. SMB market. The addition of Backbone Connect supports this goal by making data center resources more affordable for companies choosing to grow their business with cloud."

"As we continue to discuss cloud alternatives with data center providers, channel partners, and business end-users it becomes increasingly clear that Hexagrid's cloud computing platform is the best solution for mutual business success," said Daniel Thomas, Director of Compare the Cloud. "Many companies react with a 'too good to be true' response, and with the addition of Backbone Connect, 'too good to be true' just got better for companies ready to capitalize on cloud."