Verizon Enterprise Solutions has named Siki Giunta to lead the unit’s global cloud practice.
Giunta, who joined Verizon from CSC, will be responsible for Verizon’s global cloud ecosystem, as well as technology convergence and connected solutions through the company’s wireline and wireless networks.
Earlier, Verizon said its revenues rose 3.4 percent to $31.1 billion in fourth quarter of 2013 compared with fourth quarter of 2012. 84 percent of revenues came from Verizon Wireless, FiOS and strategic enterprise services.
Verizon Enterprise competes with big telecoms such as AT&T, BT, Orange Business, etc. and several small companies in the enterprise IT business.
She leads a global team of cloud and data center professionals to bring the new Verizon Cloud to market, ensuring clients can harness this enterprise-class platform to unlock the value of their data, and access it where and when they need it.
Verizon’s cloud, data center and connected solutions portfolio is a major focus for the business, it said.
Giunta most recently led CSC’s cloud business. Before CSC, she served as CEO for both Fortisphere and Managed Objects. She was also part of leadership teams of Novell, OS/390, CA and Synapse Corp.
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