Equinix

Digital transformation is driving the distribution of services and controls closer to customers, employees, partners, and ecosystems worldwide, in government as well as in business. With the goal of improving efficiency, adding flexibility, and gaining value for money, the UK government is undertaking a digital transformation. Like other government agencies, DVSA is transitioning away from long-term contracts, minimizing vendor lock-in, and moving to open source and cloud where possible—making fast, reliable connectivity essential.Tim Hinchey, Head of Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture at DVSA, explained the challenge: “We were connecting to the cloud via virtual private networks (VPNs), but our VPN firewall ran out of capacity, so we needed another solution.”

Digital transformation is driving the distribution of services and controls closer to customers, employees, partners, and ecosystems worldwide, in government as well as in business. With the goal of improving efficiency, adding flexibility, and gaining value for money, the UK government is undertaking a digital transformation. Like other government agencies, DVSA is transitioning away from long-term contracts, minimizing vendor lock-in, and moving to open source and cloud where possible—making fast, reliable connectivity essential.

Avid Technology, Inc., a global SaaS media production solution provider, needed to enable efficiencies and allow real-time collaboration across creative teams in the production process, without sacrificing performance or security for the media. The challenges included the ability to:Deploy a cloud-based, global, online editorial suite to increase efficiencies in creating, editing, and enabling the final production of media in a changing business landscape.Capture global customer access and scale with quick deployment capabilities in a collaborative environment. § Connect a diverse group of global users.Ensure high availability allowing users to follow asset-centered workflows collaboratively.Optimize application performance and usability by interconnection with a large number of global networks.Ensure assets can be secured and compartmentalized, while allowing multiple contributors simultaneous access.