Verizon Business intros cloud-based storage

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.: Verizon Business today announced a new cloud-based offering, Verizon Cloud Storage, and a complementary suite of data-retention IT consulting services.  

Designed to address the unique complexities of secure data storage, Verizon Cloud Storage delivers a flexible solution for managing and retrieving data over the Internet. The solution could help IT departments make the most of their budgets by leveraging Verizon’s storage infrastructure, as well as help organizations address data retention requirements mandated by increasing regulatory and compliance requirement, said a press release. 

Offered in pay-as-you-go service, the solution scales on demand to meet changing business requirements and can either augment traditional storage options, such as storage area networking and network-attached storage, or be used as a stand-alone solution. 

“The current methods of storing huge and growing volumes of enterprise data are simply not sustainable from either a cost or management perspective,” said Joseph S. Crawford, executive director — IT solutions product management, Verizon Business.

He added, “Verizon Cloud Storage is a game-changer for enterprises, offering IT departments a cost-effective and simpler way to store data.  Our new cloud storage service is yet another example of our vision to deliver IT services via an ‘as-a-service’ model.”

Verizon Cloud Storage, available in the U.S. and 16 countries around the globe beginning in July.

Key features include strong physical and logical security such as secure multitenant file system and encrypted data transfers. 

The new service supports multiple methods for accessing stored data, including software, application programming interfaces and third-party applications, and offers enterprises the option to select where data is stored, the release added.