Partnership enables the company to upgrade data center network to support IPv6.
The Bunker, a provider of secure hosting and managed services, recently announced the expansion of its partnership with Brocade, a provider of data center networking solutions and services.
The company states that Brocade MLX Series Routers deliver 10 Gigabit Ethernet performance and 'dual stack' capabilities to help it make a seamless migration from IPv4 to IPv6. Customers who host with the company are already benefiting from an upgrade to its Brocade environment. The evolution of the company's Brocade MLX Series routers is designed to provide future-proofing for clients during the IPv4 to IPv6 transition, deliver 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) performance and enable the company to stay ahead of increasingly bandwidth-intense applications, such as high-definition streaming media. With four operational Points of Presence (PoPs) - sites in Kent and Berkshire as well as two London-based locations at Telehouse and Level 3 - providing peering and internet connectivity, multiple Brocade MLX routers have been deployed at each site for resilience alongside Brocade FastIron Series switches for local customer connectivity.
It adds that with approximately 200 clients in a variety of sectors ranging from financial services (75 percent of its clients), to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers as well as security firms and web developers, the company offers a full suite of network services, including Boarder Gateway Protocol (BGP), backhaul, IP transit, load balancing, managed firewalls, UTM and other network security services.
Mark Hemsley, Head of Core Network and Solutions for The Bunker commented regarding the network upgrade, "The increase in bandwidth requirements caused by live streaming, HD content and mobile working applications shows no sign of slowing down and has led to networks becoming clogged up with data. We have noticed this growing demand with many of our customers and, as such, it became necessary to upgrade our network if we were to maintain the high standards we have set over the last seven years. In addition, there is the issue of IPv6 transition looming large on the horizon. Companies should seriously consider the migration to IPv6. An architecture that allows them to start integrating IPv6 with their existing IPv4 systems is pivotal to their, and our, success. And with the majority of our clients based in the financial sector, the demand for reliability and minimum network downtime during this transition is paramount."
Of the decision to evolve the company's existing Brocade networking infrastructure, Hemsley said, "As a long-time proponent of Brocade technology, we had already been using the Brocade MLX Series routing platform to great effect for several years. Leveraging our existing architectural investment, we were able to scale our environment to cope with the IPv6 licensing renewal without huge financial outlays being made. A further motivation for the upgrade was the fact that, by running the platform in 'dual stack' mode, we could migrate between IPv4 and IPv6 effectively at the flick of a switch."
Marcus Jewell, Country Manager, UK and Ireland at Brocade said, "With the Brocade MLX Series router upgrade, we are delivering a network infrastructure that can cope with spikes and surges in bandwidth, as well as provide the ability to jump between IPv4 and IPv6 when needed. As its location and client base (predominantly from the financial sector) would suggest, the imperative for The Bunker is to provide reliability and security so that it can manage the increasing demands for bandwidth and the impending IPv6 transition. Thanks to our networking solutions, it now has a network infrastructure that will enable it to meet both challenges."
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