Connecting to Wasabi With Direct Connect

Direct Connect Options

Wasabi currently offers the following direct connect options:

• Wasabi Direct Connect (Dedicated): A direct, private connection provisioned from customer’s data center to one of the Wasabi storage regions. This will include an Letter of Authorization (LOA) given to your provider on behalf of Wasabi.

• Wasabi Direct Connect (Hosted): A direct, private connection provisioned from the customer’s data center through a cloud service provider (CSP) or a hosted network provider to one of the Wasabi storage regions.

Additionally, Wasabi supports direct connect services that enable a customer to connect an existing cloud provider’s storage service to one of Wasabi’s storage regions. This service provides the L2/L3 transport service for data migration from one cloud storage provider to Wasabi applying our supported migration tools.

Wasabi Direct Connect for third-party Cloud Service Providers

In the event a customer has data in alternative data center locations or third-party CSPs, such as AWS, Wasabi supports direct connect services that allow a customer to connect their cloud providers storage service to one of Wasabi’s data storage regions, given that they are an S3-compatible service. For anything other than a Wasabi Dedicated Direct Connect, users should acknowledge any interconnect or hosted connection requirements of their service from the originating provider”.

Wasabi Direct Connect Questionnaire

Customers interested in Wasabi’s Direct Connect services should contact Wasabi Sales, who will provide you with a Direct Connect questionnaire collect the information needed to properly generate a Letter of Authorization/Cross Facility Assignment (LOA/CFA) for the direct connect service (Ethernet Private Line only).

Wasabi Storage Regions

For network planning purposes, refer to the Wasabi storage regions and associated access points.

Wasabi Direct Connect (Dedicated) Availability

Direct connect Dedicated service provided by Wasabi is available in all Wasabi data regions.

Wasabi Direct Connect (Hosted) Availability

Direct connect services also can be provided through our following hosted partners:

• Megaport Cloud Services - Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)

  Available for all Wasabi data regions globally

• Equinix Cloud Fabric - Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)

  Available for all Wasabi data regions globally

• Flexential Hosted Services  - Virtual Cross Connect (VXC)

  Available for all Wasabi data regions in North America

Wasabi Direct Connect Usage Terms

Due to the network provisioning and other setup costs associated with Wasabi Direct Connect, we require a minimum 12-month term for using Wasabi Direct Connect.