Verizon Digital Media Services is extending its relationship with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to make cloud-based storage from Microsoft Azure available to all its Edgecast Content Delivery Network (CDN) users. Azure Storage will now power Verizon STORE, the cloud-based origin storage offering on the Edgecast CDN.
"We are pleased to work with Microsoft to now give our Edgecast CDN customers streamlined access to a trusted and exceptionally robust cloud storage service," said Kyle Okamoto, chief network officer for Verizon Digital Media Services. "We value Microsoft's continued investment and innovation in cloud technology, which complements our commitment to providing our customers with optimized solutions that meet the increasing demands of today's media landscape."
Verizon Digital Media Services' billing model is based on volume stored, and not on transactions, transfers or egress costs.
Verizon Digital Media Services and Microsoft already feature customized APIs within each other's platforms and integrated network interconnections. Azure and the Edgecast CDN integrated in 2014, and a number of Microsoft web properties, including Xbox and Skype, utilize the Edgecast CDN.