BT has announced a new generation of cloud services that allow
large organisations around the world to connect easily and securely to the
applications and the data they need, independently of where they are hosted.
They will empower customers to integrate and orchestrate the IT resources
hosted on their own private clouds as well as on BT’s global cloud platform and
on the platforms of other leading cloud providers. The new services take
advantage of BT’s global network infrastructure and build on BT’s long standing
expertise in the delivery of enterprise-grade cloud services. They rely on
innovative technology developed by BT and its partners in the fields of
diversified infrastructure management, service management, global network
optimisation, application performance acceleration and security.
BT’s ‘cloud of clouds’ vision builds on a roadmap for future service delivery and is
underpinned by a wide range of services and industry sector solutions,
delivered over BT’s global network infrastructure. The services are managed by
customers through a single user-friendly service catalogue, using BT’s new
Cloud Management System. They include:
* IT infrastructure and
applications delivered “as a service” to customers across BT’s global network;
* Seamless provision and
integration of cloud and non-cloud services;
* Integration of private,
public and hybrid cloud services to support all the IT needs of customers;
* Freedom of choice for
customers by bringing together the best services in the cloud from BT and from
world class partners such as Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Equinix, HP, Interxion, Microsoft and Salesforce;
* Transition to the cloud and a great user
experience through globalnetwork optimisation, application
performance acceleration and management capabilities leveraging proven
technology from BearingPoint, Dynatrace,Ipanema, Riverbed and others;
* Apps from BT allowing the deployment of applications on the
cloud and supporting the development of new cloud services;
* Control and security of
customer data to protect information and meet global and local regulations
based on the BT Assure portfolio;
* Support through a
globally distributed operations model to deliver the required service level
agreement wherever customers operate; and
* Accelerated transition
to the cloud-enabled economy using BT Advise professional services expertise to
get the benefits faster.
Melanie Posey, Research Vice President at IDC said: “ ’One size
fits all’ does not apply to cloud services. Enterprises will be operating in
diversified IT environments and consuming more and more cloud-based services
from a range of providers. Therefore, enterprise customers need heterogeneous
cloud frameworks that support a range of solutions tailored to different
business requirements. They will want a provider that can serve as a trusted
broker -- a partner capable of integrating and managing ‘multi-cloud’ IT
estates in a secure fashion. Global network infrastructure and broad
ecosystems of third-party solutions are key components of diversified IT
environments. As such, BT with its ‘cloud of clouds’ vision is well
positioned to guide enterprises into the next-generation of federated cloud
IT.”
Luis Alvarez, CEO, BT Global Services, said: “In the future
digital age, no business will be successful unless it makes the most of the
cloud. CIOs ask for choice and flexibility, trusted security and the best
know-how in the industry to meet their business challenges. This matches
perfectly with our network-centric vision of the ‘cloud of clouds’ and
leverages the experience gained through the cloud ecosystems we have already
built for the global financial services and life sciences sectors. We’re
investing with our partners to bring the widest possible range of options to
connect our customers’ critical applications and data, wherever those are
hosted, whenever they need them, on whatever device they use. We also aim to
provide our customers with a strong end-to-end service level agreement
guaranteeing performance, predictability and flexibility. And we have the
expertise and capabilities required to defend and protect our customers,
providing trust and confidence in the cloud. We aim to be the leading global
cloud services integrator.”