<div><strong>By Simar Singh</strong><br><br>Verizon Enterprise Solutions has announced plans to expand the footprint of it Secure Cloud Interconnect service by extending its availability to Latin America, as well as additional sites in home ground America and Europe.</div><div> </div><div>The New Jersey-based division of American broadband and telecommunication company Verizon Solutions focuses on servicing the company’s business and government clientele around the world.</div><div> </div><div>The Secure Cloud Interconnect service offers secure private connections to six cloud service providers—Amazon Web Services, Google, HP, Verizon Cloud, salesforce.com and Microsoft Azure Express Route. The service is also used by data centre providers Equinix, CoreSite and Verison at more that 30 locations across the Americas, Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.</div><div> </div><div>The service essentially provides a secure high-performance environment for cloud computing. It is a software defined network offering that helps enterprises seamlessly connect, manage and secure their cloud environments which often extend across multiple clouds and data centres across the globe.</div><div> </div><div>“Verizon’s Secure Cloud Interconnect allows users to connect to applications simply, securely and reliably,” said Shawn Hakl, vice president of enterprise networking and innovation for Verizon. “SCI customers will find our solution delivers an unbeatable combination of performance, security and efficiency to help enable their digital transformation while reducing the complexity often associated with cloud computing.”</div><div> </div><div>The company claims that future expansion plans include a significant buildout in the Asia-Pacific region which is slated to be completed this fall.</div>
