US voice and data telecoms provider Cincinnati Bell Inc., has announced that it has reached an agreement with The Kroger Co. to supply managed datacenter services to the retailer through CBTS, a wholly owned division of Cincinnati Bell.
CBTS is a business technology solutions provider, offering solutions around a wide range of information technology (IT) and telephone services, managed infrastructure services, datacenter services, and IT staff augmentation services.
"As companies strive to efficiently manage increasing amounts of data, Cincinnati Bell and CBTS offer end-to-end solutions that encompass telephone, managed infrastructure, datacenter, and professional IT services," said John Burns, vice president and general manager of CBTS. "Our latest agreement with Kroger further develops a long-time partnership, which previously included wireline and wireless services, and now expands to datacenter and related services."
"The quality and scope of the services from CBTS provides Kroger with a good solution for our technology needs. With CBTS, we can focus our resources on serving customers through our nationwide retail network," said Jim Scott, Kroger's chief technology officer.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.