Virgin Media Business launches fresh cloud offering

Virgin Media Business has announced its first "true cloud product" with the launch of its Virtual Private Data Centre, mixing private and public cloud functionality.

The service will enjoy typical public cloud benefits

Businesses who sign up to the service will enjoy typical public cloud benefits, just as scalability and a pay-as-you-use model, Virgin said today.

However, for those worried about the security of using the public internet, Virgin said it could simply build a dedicated IPVPN into the customer's data centre.

"Organisations are craving some clarity and no-nonsense advice. Providing easy-to-use, simple cloud services that do specifically what they say they'll do, in effect well, is a breath of fresh air," said Virgin Media Business' managing director Mark Heraghty.

"Today, we're launching a cloud product and a market strategy that's got all the right ingredients. We're backing this up with the largest nationwide fibre-optic network, and the straightforward advice and support everyone expects from a Virgin company."

"This is a significant development in VMB's [Virgin Media Business'] services strategy, with a so then-thought out choice of partner," Molony said.

"It makes a big statement about VMB's intentions to be a significant player in the UK business telecoms market and will be a big challenge to BT and Cable & Wireless, both of which have already launched virtual data centre services like this."

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