By Ted Wagner, DynamicLink Program Director
There are several self-proclaimed Network-as-a-Service – or NaaS – solutions available in the market today from different types of service providers. While these providers have made great strides in NaaS over the years, their solutions still fall short of customer expectations for modern enterprise networking.
Data center providers that offer NaaS tools serve customers well at their data center locations but can’t fully meet their needs across multiple data center providers. Cloud networking providers allow customers to deploy across multiple data center providers and locations but struggle to meet their needs at non-data center facilities. Meanwhile, telco carriers have found moderate NaaS success across types of locations, but their solution approaches often limit their reach, and customers must enter location addresses to validate if services are actually available where they need them (hello, DSL?).
No NaaS solution has hit all the necessary aspects of enterprise wide area networking (WAN) features, location coverage, and scale with direct self-service control… until now.
Introducing DynamicLink: The First to Get NaaS Right
Behind the scenes, Zayo has been building network automation and a NaaS experience that addresses the common pitfalls of those available on the market. Our goal wasn’t to rush to the market with something to match solutions out there today, but to get it right and exceed customer NaaS solution expectations on the first try.
DynamicLink, a true Gartner-defined Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) product offering from Zayo, delivers a self-service model for customers to create and manage our entire portfolio of Network Connectivity services in real-time with built-in security and observability.
With DynamicLink, getting connected is as simple as ordering an access port from Zayo via the DynamicLink platform and creating services in real time through our intuitive portal, APIs, or our incredible AI chat interface.
This is the future of network connectivity – one that is agile, programmable, and responsive to rapidly evolving needs. A future where network services finally match the speed and adaptability of modern cloud services.
What Makes DynamicLink Different?
In short, DynamicLink offers more network reach, broader service capabilities, and industry-leading AI-powered intelligence on our owned fiber network. This solution ensures bold organizations have the bandwidth needed both for today’s needs and for whatever the future may bring.
DynamicLink eliminates the friction associated with planning, organizing, configuring, and deploying WAN services. With this solution, your team can finally unlock network connectivity core infrastructure to self-configure and manage all aspects of your WAN, multi-cloud and hybrid environments without the hassle of traditional telco provisioning.
Many NaaS solutions promise to deliver something similar, but DynamicLink goes beyond the standard offering.
Here’s what DynamicLink empowers you to do:
Connect to ALL locations and customize network needs to each location
With DynamicLink, you aren’t confined to connecting at particular data center locations or only data center locations – you can connect to offices, data centers, and remote sites anywhere on or near Zayo’s network in real-time once your port is delivered.
Plus, Zayo makes it possible to connect to locations off our network with type 2 access and traditional provisioning timelines, offering virtually unlimited access. Yes, you can use Zayo’s DynamicLink solution to connect to ALL of your locations.
Respond confidently and effectively to evolving needs
Because Zayo owns the underlying infrastructure, you can rest assured that you’ll have enough bandwidth to respond to rapidly evolving needs. Our NaaS solution makes it easy to scale service up or down in real-time as needs develop. DynamicLink invites you to be the designer, architect, and master of your own network.
Configure and manage a multitude of services with a single port
One of the greatest benefits of DynamicLink is that it simplifies and streamlines the service ordering process. You are free to create multiple services in any combination you choose up to your requested bandwidth on a single port. Your business likely doesn’t require just one type of connectivity service – that’s why Zayo gives you a mix of services to choose from. Whether you need DIA, Ethernet, network security, L3VPN services, cloud routing, or cloud connectivity, we’ve got you covered.
Gain deep network insight and implement network management
With DynamicLink, the power of network management is entirely in your hands – no need to wait for third-party involvement to make changes or understand what’s going on with your network. Easily implement network management in the DynamicLink portal with policy-based routing, filtering, network-based firewall, and detailed configuration options.
Plus, DynamicLink’s network observability tool makes it easy to understand your network configuration and all of its components. This visibility feature can give you a view into specific servers, geolocations, security services, and risk and exposure areas, providing the level of insight you need to confidently manage and modify your network.
Use AI to create and manage your network
Getting accustomed to a new platform – let alone a new way to network – comes with a new set of challenges. The DynamicLink AI Assistant is here to help you get up to speed quickly. Our intelligent chat tool allows you to build and manage your network with just a few prompts. For example, ask it to provision a new service between data center locations or give a status update for your primary connection. Think of our AI Assistant as your personal networking guide.
DynamicLink in Action
Anyone with a dynamic network environment can benefit from DynamicLink. But here are a few examples:
- Private WAN connectivity: DynamicLink provides secure, private connectivity for organizations that split workloads between multiple cloud providers and/or on-prem data centers. With DynamicLink, you can quickly provision new connections, scale bandwidth, and ensure your data and workloads remain secure.
- Cyclical business: Scale bandwidth up or down in real time to match seasonal demand, ensuring optimal user experiences during peak traffic times and optimizing costs when traffic slows.
- Supporting new locations: Connect new locations to your network as soon as Zayo ports arrive using DynamicLink’s self-service portal. Rapidly integrate locations into your network and meet urgent operational needs with ease.
- Software development team agility: Secure, high-bandwidth links to cloud services, offices, and global team locations from DynamicLink enable product development cycles to continue uninterrupted. Respond quickly to shifting project demands, accelerating innovation and time to market.
- Ensuring business continuity: Set up secure, redundant connections between primary and backup sites with ease with DynamicLink. DynamicLink’s real-time turn-up ensures that if a disruption occurs, your critical systems can shift to the backup site without downtime.