21Vianet and Microsoft Extend Commercial Operator Agreement on Public Cloud Services
April 01 2015 - 8:00AM
21Vianet Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:VNET) ("21Vianet" or the "Company"), a
leading carrier-neutral Internet data center services provider in
China, today announced that the 21Vianet and Microsoft Corporation
(Nasdaq:MSFT) ("Microsoft") have extended the commercial operator
agreement to provide Microsoft's premier commercial cloud services
– Windows Azure and Office 365 in China.
The renewal agreement extends the term of the
Microsoft China services commercial operator agreement by four
years until December 31, 2018. Pursuant to the renewal agreement,
21Vianet will continue to fully operate and further expand Windows
Azure and Office 365 service offerings in China to support the
anticipated growth during the effective period of the renewal
agreement.
Mr. Josh Chen, Chairman and CEO of 21Vianet,
stated, "As China's premier infrastructure provider and cloud
enabler, we are extremely excited to extend this important
partnership with Microsoft. Since 2012, teams from Microsoft and
21Vianet have worked diligently and seamlessly in the preparation,
public preview and commercial launch of both Windows Azure and
Office 365 services in China. Today, we are proud to be recognized
not only as the first and only international cloud computing
platform commercially available in China, but also as the provider
that offers security, reliability and value to a wide variety of
customers. As the growth momentum for cloud services remains
exceptionally strong, we believe this partnership extension marks
another significant step in solidifying the cooperation between
21Vianet and Microsoft as well as strengthening our leadership role
in China's cloud computing services market."
Ralph Haupter, corporate vice president and CEO for Microsoft
Greater China, said: "We are very pleased to have extended a
successful relationship with 21Vianet, following more than 2 years
of close collaboration in bringing Microsoft public cloud services
to the Chinese market. Both Azure and Office 365 have strong
momentum in the market with broad adoption by both local Chinese
companies and multinational corporations. Customers value Azure and
Office 365's enterprise-grade benefits such as security,
flexibility, reliability, scalability, openness, cost efficiency
and deployment speed. We remain firmly committed to the
Chinese cloud market, and we believe this extended partnership with
21Vianet will serve as a strong foundation for both companies to
further contribute to the development of the cloud computing
ecosystem throughout China."
About Microsoft
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About 21Vianet
21Vianet Group, Inc. is a leading carrier-neutral
internet data center services provider in China. 21Vianet provides
hosting and related services, managed network services, cloud
services, content delivery network services, last-mile wired
broadband services and business VPN services, improving the
reliability, security and speed of its customers' internet
infrastructure. Customers may locate their servers and networking
equipment in 21Vianet's data centers and connect to China's
internet backbone through 21Vianet's extensive fiber optic network.
In addition, 21Vianet's proprietary smart routing technology
enables customers' data to be delivered across the internet in a
faster and more reliable manner. 21Vianet operates in more than 40
cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of
more than 2,000 customers that span numerous industries ranging
from internet companies to government entities and blue-chip
enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises.
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21Vianet Group, Inc.
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