Enterprise News Spotlight: Connected Cars, New Open Data Platform Assoc., Partner Expansion

This week’s theme is collaboration, as Verizon Enterprise Solutions joins up with fellow technology leaders to help drive innovation and standardization across a number of key markets and platforms. But let’s kick things off with a insightful podcast from The New IP that dives into the world of the connected car.

Enabling the Connected Car (Podcast)
Tune in to The New IP's Radio Show to listen to Erik Goldman, Group President at Verizon Telematics, talk about why enabling connected cars is so important to the New IP ecosystem. Goldman discusses the business behind connected car rollouts, cyber security, why the autonomous car is the new “end game,” and how service providers’ networks will have to adapt to handle traffic flows (no pun intended), and more. (The New IP)

Big Data Leaders and Users Unite Around Standardization
A group of Hadoop and big data application vendors, system integrators and end-users are forming the Open Data Platform association to create a common core big data kernel to eliminate fragmentation in the space. (CIO.com)

Verizon and Actifio to Provide Unified Data Protection for Enterprises
As more and more workloads shift to the cloud, our customers are facing new and increasing challenges related to backup and data protection in a hybrid environment. The cost and complexity of currently deployed in-house backup systems combined with the need to keep up with rapidly growing data volumes and increasing cloud workloads demands a new approach. To make the process easier, Verizon plans to launch a new unified data protection service based on the Actifio Sky Virtual appliance later this year. (Enterprise Cloud Blog)

Verizon Adds Ingram Micro to Help Drive Massive Partner Expansion
The telecom vendor has determined that it needs alliances with core top distributors to grow its channel ecosystem beyond the 1,000 partners Verizon has today. Distribution will be vital for expanding further into other types of segments such as OEMs, ISVs and systems integrators. (CRN)

Verizon Awards $1.5 Million To HIT Solution Companies
The Powerful Answers Award is a multi-million dollar challenge to entrepreneurs, companies and thinkers worldwide to provide innovative solutions in Education, Healthcare, Sustainability, and Transportation. (Health IT Outcomes)

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