Bertelsmann, a media, services and education company, has selected Verizon Business to transform its global network infrastructure.
Verizon Business will deploy a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution across Bertelsmann’s operations in the Americas as well as subsidiaries across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions. By doing so, Bertelsmann will be able to leverage the newest technologies almost instantly to support the business issues that matter the most to them.
Verizon Business’s NaaS is an on-demand solution utilising the latest connectivity, network and security technologies to enable digital transformation. This includes the Verizon Advanced SASE, which provides a universally distributed, identity-centric networking and security platform that ensures Bertelsmann’s end users and devices, across all locations are securely connected.
“NaaS frameworks with next generation networks and security combine reliability with the power of competitive agility to global businesses. Given the fundamental importance of these networks it is crucial that businesses align themselves with a partner who has proven experience as well as understands the importance of security within this core service,” says Scott Lawrence, group vice president of Verizon Business in EMEA.
Reliability, security, stability and innovation were high priorities on Bertelsmann’s agenda when selecting its network partner, according to Jochen Grochtdreis, the company’s, senior vice president corporate IT.
He says: “Our business is hugely dependent on the quality of our network. A stable and secure global network backbone is therefore key for our business to be successful and harness the new business opportunities the agile, digital world offers.
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“It was crucial we aligned with a technology partner we trusted, had proven global experience, a track record within our group and shared our vision as to how the network would support the evolving transformation within our business.”
This deployment is the second partnership between the two companies. The first collaboration saw Verizon Business helping Bertelsmann with its first-generation migration journey in 2016.
“Verizon Business has been our trusted network partner for the past five years and we are confident that they are also the right partner for our future,” Grochtdreis adds.
