Network giant Cisco said it has added 30 partners to its Intercloud initiative.
Customers want the cloud to be less hazy less than it is and Cisco believes it can help itself and them by developing standardised cloud apps as well as very secure hybrid clouds.
New partners include Deutsche Telekom BY, NTT Data and Equinix and said it will put up $1 billion for cloud financing using its equity arm, Cisco Capital.
Cisco claims that its announcements will expand the reach of its cloud initiative across 250 datacentres in 50 countries.
Rob Lloyd, Cisco’s president of sales and development said that his company is in a position to connect different cloud services by using a common stack.
Cisco signed a number of providers to build a channel programme using Comstor, Ingram Micro and Tech Data.
The firmis offering Cisco hybrid cloud bundles – a combination of tech and services – to help enterprise customers to build different kinds of cloud environments.
