Q1 Cloud News Spotlight: Seamless Upgrade, APAC Expansion, Actifio Agreement, IoT, National DCP and Altisource

Verizon Enterprise Solutions gained significant momentum in the cloud and data center business in the first three months of 2015. This progress is highlighted by expanded services—technologically and geographically—deeper partner relationships, continued work for top brands and support for IoT and other emerging solutions.

Verizon Rolls Out Seamless Upgrade Functionality for Verizon Cloud
Seamless upgrade allows Verizon to conduct many major system upgrades without interrupting service or limiting infrastructure capacity.

Verizon and Actifio to Provide Unified Data Protection for Enterprises
The new unified cloud data protection service is designed for large enterprises and will provide seamless data protection across the entire cloud continuum – from data center through private, hybrid and public cloud infrastructures. Services are expected to launch in the third quarter of this year.

The Internet of Things and Cloud Computing: State of the Market 2015
According to a Verizon report on the Internet of Things (IoT), networking and cloud computing are at the heart of IoT, comprising half of the key ingredients that make it possible (security and infrastructure are the others).

Altisource Embraces IT Transformation to Improve Customer Experience and Drive New Revenue
Altisource needed a cloud provider that has a highly-secure cloud solution with firm service level agreements and has a history of delivering this type of solution to financial institutions.

How National DCP Uses Verizon Cloud to Serve Donuts and Ice Cream (Video)
Verizon Enterprise Solutions has been a partner in a number of ways: helping National DCP, LLC connect 7,000 Dunkin’ Donut franchises, managing their legacy systems in a Verizon data center and supporting their new enterprise-side IT solution on Verizon Cloud infrastructure.

Verizon Expands Asia-Pacific Cloud Capabilities to Meet Demand
Customers will now have access to a suite of new and significantly enhanced cloud services as Verizon expands its cloud offering in Melbourne, Hong Kong and Singapore. The new services are designed to meet the demand for secure, enterprise-grade cloud capabilities as opportunities for multinational companies in the region grow.