Verizon promises seamless integration with third-party cloud services. It will offer several deployment options ranging from public cloud to private on-premise cloud.
At the centerpiece of the strategy is its own Verizon Cloud, which is tightly bound with network and security capabilities. A unified user console will tie multiple cloud services together.
Verizon’s MPLS-based Secure Cloud Interconnect (SCI) provides Private IP access to major cloud service providers, including just announced connectivity to AWS.
In a Verizon blog, Kevin King describes this as a “Workload-Driven Approach to the Cloud”.
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