Cisco has announced that more than 30 additional companies, including Deutsche Telekom, BT, NTT Data and Equinix, have added their support to Intercloud, the global network of interconnected clouds, that Cisco and its partners are developing to enable a new generation of standardised cloud applications and the proliferation of highly secure hybrid clouds.
According to Re/Code, Cisco will invest USD 1 billion into its cloud offerings over the next two years.
This news will expand the reach of the Intercloud by 250 additional data centres in 50 counties, and advances Cisco's plan to address customer requirements for a globally distributed, highly secure cloud platform capable of meeting the demands of the Internet of Everything. Designed for high-value application workloads, with real-time analytics and "near infinite" scalability, Cisco's open approach to the Intercloud allows local hosting and local provider options that enable data sovereignty.
Additionally, Cisco has announced it will begin offering a hybrid cloud service and that Cisco Intercloud Fabric, a hypervisor-agnostic cloud interconnect technology, is now shipping to customers.
