ExpressRoute Direct is now available

With ExpressRoute Direct take advantage of the functionality of ExpressRoute and connect directly to the global Microsoft backbone at 100 Gbps. This enables customers who have scenarios such as massive data ingestion to storage, physical isolation, dedicated capacity and burst capacity to use Microsoft's global backbone to access Azure regions at tremendous scale. ExpressRoute Direct provides: * Direct connectivity to the Azure global backbone at 100 Gbps. * Fully-automated onboarding of physical connectivity. * 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps circuit sizes on ExpressRoute ports. * An enterprise-grade SLA of 99.95 percent. [Learn more](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-erdirect-about) [Learn more about ExpressRoute pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/expressroute/) * Azure ExpressRoute * Services * [ Azure ExpressRoute](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/expressroute/)