Verizon has introduced Verizon Cloud, a new cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform and cloud-based object storage service. The public beta for Verizon Cloud will launch in the fourth quarter. Verizon Cloud is made up of two components: Verizon Cloud Compute and Verizon Cloud Storage. Verizon Cloud Compute is the IaaS platform and Verizon Cloud Storage is the object-based storage service. With Verizon Cloud Compute, users can determine and set virtual machine and network performance, enabling predictable performance for mission critical applications. Users can also configure storage performance and attach storage to multiple virtual machines. Verizon Cloud Compute is designed to meet the needs of small and medium businesses, individual IT departments and software developers. Verizon Cloud Storage is an object-addressable, multitenant storage platform enabling reliable storage access from anywhere on the web. Object storage is web-traffic reliable, making it ideal for cloud-based applications. These new cloud offerings are supported by Verizon's global IP network, global data centres and managed security services.
Companies interested in using either Verizon Cloud Compute or Verizon Cloud Storage can sign-up to be a beta customer through the Verizon Enterprise Solutions website. To ensure personalised service for each beta customer, access to Verizon Cloud Compute and Verizon Cloud Storage will initially be limited to a few hundred new users per month. Verizon Cloud Compute and Verizon Cloud Storage are installed in Verizon cloud data centres in Culpeper, Virginia, Englewood, Colorado, Miami, Santa Clara, California, and in Amsterdam, London and Sao Paolo. Initially, clients will be served out of the Culpeper data centre, with other centres worldwide expected to be added through mid-2014.
Companies interested in using either Verizon Cloud Compute or Verizon Cloud Storage can sign-up to be a beta customer through the Verizon Enterprise Solutions website. To ensure personalised service for each beta customer, access to Verizon Cloud Compute and Verizon Cloud Storage will initially be limited to a few hundred new users per month. Verizon Cloud Compute and Verizon Cloud Storage are installed in Verizon cloud data centres in Culpeper, Virginia, Englewood, Colorado, Miami, Santa Clara, California, and in Amsterdam, London and Sao Paolo. Initially, clients will be served out of the Culpeper data centre, with other centres worldwide expected to be added through mid-2014.