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Interconnection and colocation provider Telx has launched a new cloudXchange connectivity platform to enable cloud service providers to offer on-demand applications and infrastructure via a distributed, hybrid delivery model. A unique delivery model, cloudXchange cost effectively increases cloud services uptime, while reducing application latency, giving end-users a reliable on-premise like quality experience, said Telx.

According to Telx, cloudXchange will debut at Interop (News - Alert) 2011 in Las Vegas this week. Available in all 15 of Telx's world-class data centers, the Telx cloudXchange is also where Enterprise cloud users can securely connect to a fast-growing ecosystem of solutions providers, said Telx .

In a press release statement, said Justin Giardina, chief technology officer of iland (News - Alert), Today’s Enterprise cloud user expects on-demand solutions to be as responsive and highly available as they would be if they were 'on-premise' services."  He added, "The Telx cloudXchange addresses a growing need within the cloud service provider industry to meet customer demand as the pressure increases to ensure high uptime and secure, always-on availability."

Likewise, said Darryl Brown, director of Cloud and SaaS (News - Alert) services for Telx, "Telx's cloudXchange is the meeting place where cloud services, carrier networks and Enterprise come together; purpose-built in response to our cloud provider customers' growing need for reliable, cloud-neutral, carrier-neutral connectivity choices within all 15 of our data center locations."

"The cloudXchange allows cloud providers to deploy distributed and hybrid cloud solutions with a variety of connectivity options that eliminate dependence on public Internet connectivity to Enterprise back-office data and systems. This gives them the power to offer and even exceed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) instead of fighting for bandwidth on the unpredictable public Internet, or by building their own backbones. The Telx cloudXchange creates a secure environment that is close to the Enterprise end user and just a cross-connect away from a vast, growing ecosystem of carrier backbones and thousands of potential customers," asserted Brown.