Verizon furthers cloud strategy through global data center expansion

To meet the increasing demand for the full range of cloud services, Verizon Business is enhancing its data centers around the globe. Within the next year, Verizon Business will expand its flagship cloud computing services suite computing as a Service (CaaS) into centers in San Jose, Calif, London; and Canberra, Australia. As part of this infrastructure enhancement project, more than 5,500 additional server cabinets for enterprise clients also will be added to Verizon Business premium Internet data centers in Paris, Dublin, London, Frankfurt, Belgium, Canberra, Hong Kong and throughout the U.S.

The expansion further enables the delivery of private clouds via more than 200 global data centers connected to Verizon's MPLS network, Private IP. This investment is part of the $16.8 billion to $17.2 billion that Verizon Communications plans to spend this year building, operating and integrating its advanced, reliable and high-performance networking and computing platforms.