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across multiple data centers within minutes. In addition, GoGrid also
provides dedicated hosting services where cloud consumers can provi-
sion dedicated (physical) servers while integrating the exibility and
scalability of cloud server hosting services.
• Verizon’s CaaS—In addition to telecommunications and additional
services, Verizon Business also initiates cloud activities. For example,
Verizon’s CaaS allows customers to pay for data-center resources such
as storage and application hosting dynamically based on the amount
of resources they consume.
• IBM—SmartCloud is a cloud ...