EMC ties-up with Verizon on cloud computing

MIAMI, USA: Terremark, a Verizon company, and EMC Corporation announced a strategic initiative under which both companies will work to identify, build and offer tailored, cloud-based solutions built on Terremark's global service capabilities and EMC's cloud-optimized information infrastructure technologies.

Bill Scannell, executive vice president, Americas and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) EMC Corporation, said: "EMC, Verizon and Terremark have been working in the market for nearly a decade. Today, we're extending our well-established, highly successful alliance and taking our strategic partnership to the next level to help customers more rapidly realize the true benefits of cloud computing. This announcement symbolizes the dramatic customer value that can be derived through joint collaboration and will help customers transform their business operations and ultimately deliver IT as a service."

Through this initiative, EMC will provide technology infrastructure for Terremark's Enterprise Cloud Private Edition offering as well as public and hybrid deployments.

This collaborative initiative will leverage common channels through Terremark and EMC to bring to market a range of cloud-based options for IT organizations.

David Small, chief platform officer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, "We believe EMC to be an excellent strategic partner who offers advanced cloud-optimized infrastructure technology. Together, we can harness the power of our disruptive innovations to help customers increase their business value."