Earlier this week,
Verizon announced that it has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred public cloud provider. Verizon is migrating more than 1,000 business-critical appliations and database backend systems to AWS.
The move is part of a company-wide initiative for Verizon to increase agility and reduce costs using cloud computing. Going with AWS will allow Verizon to access the most comprehensive set of cloud capabilities available today and deliver innovative applications and services in mere hours, rather than weeks.
"We are making the public cloud a core part of our digital transformation, upgrading our database management approach to replace our proprietary solutions with Amazon Aurora," Mahmoud El-Assir, Senior Vice President of Global Technology Services at Verizon, said in a statement. “The agility we’ve gained by moving to the world’s leading public cloud has helped us better serve our customers. Working with AWS complements our focus on efficiency, speed, and innovation within our engineering culture, and has enabled us to quickly deliver the best, most efficient customer experiences."
“Millions of consumers and businesses rely on Verizon to communicate and connect them to every corner of the world at a time when the stakes have never been higher to keep customers satisfied and engaged,” said Mike Clayville, Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS. “We look forward to continuing our work with Verizon as their preferred public cloud provider, helping them to continually transform their business and innovate on behalf of their customers. The combination of Verizon’s team of builders with AWS’s extensive portfolio of cloud services and expertise means that Verizon’s options for delighting their customers is virtually unlimited.”