Talk:Verizon Business

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I don't think this page is very accurate. VES was formed from Verizon Business. NYNEX was one of the many precursors to Verizon itself. I'm also fairly certain working here that the HQ is in Ashburn, not Arlington...

Suggesting a new draft of this article[edit]

Hello, I'm an employee of Verizon, and am here to suggest a new draft of this article. As you can see, the article is currently very short, so I've drafted an expanded version that includes details about the division's offerings and other business information.

Because of my financial conflict of interest, I won't replace the current article with my draft. Instead, I've uploaded my suggested version of this article as a userpage. My new draft consists of two new main sections.

  • Overview of operations
  • Products and services

I believe this draft represents a much better version of the article that what is currently here, and have done my best to represent Verizon Enterprise Solutions in a neutral, encyclopedic way. I will mention that discussing products without using technical terms can be tricky, so I'm more than open to feedback from editors on this if they have specific questions or concerns. Likewise, if the draft looks okay, I'd appreciate it if an editor could move it over to replace the current article.

Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 20:21, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This has been done. VZBob (talk) 13:26, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 1 July 2019[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) — Newslinger talk 09:28, 8 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Verizon Enterprise Solutions → Verizon Business – Verizon Enterprise Solutions is now called "Verizon Business". The name change was noted in The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, ZDNet, and Multichannel News, and others. While these sources do not say "Verizon Enterprise Solutions changed its name to Verizon Business", they do outline how Verizon Business is the new name of the group servicing business, enterprises, and governments. Currently, "Verizon Business" redirects to Verizon Communications. I work for Verizon and have a conflict of interest. Following in the footsteps of my former colleague, VZBob, I won't be making direct edits to articles where I have a conflict. VZEric (talk) 15:46, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support as per nom. Heh-heh; that's WP jargon for yes, you're right. Obviously you've been studying and don't really need that explanation. An old-timer in Wikipedia, I often simply move an article when the case is as good as this one, but this has many inbound links. Also I haven't been retired from Verizon for quite as many years as I've been a WP editor, so it's not a good one for me to be WP:BOLD. So, in a few days, if no objections arise, I'll do the move. Rather, because it's a move over a redirect (I already adjusted the redirect, which I felt was more urgent) I'll ask an Admin to do it. Jim.henderson (talk) 14:50, 4 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
@Newslinger and Jim.henderson: Thanks for taking care of this so quickly! VZEric (talk) 12:34, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Verizon's logo in the infobox was replaced with a fake logo. Can editors please revert this edit?

I work for Verizon and have a conflict of interest. Following in the footsteps of my former colleague, VZBob, I ask others to look make this edit on my behalf. Thank you, VZEric (talk) 18:38, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 31-OCT-2019[edit]

  Reverted to status quo ante  

  • Thanks again to Retimuko for fixing this.

Regards,  Spintendo  05:56, 31 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Retimuko and Spintendo: Thank you for fixing and resolving this request! VZEric (talk) 12:47, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

New CEO[edit]

Verizon Business has a new CEO, who was appointed over the summer. This Wikipedia article still includes former CEO Tami Erwin in the infobox and article introduction. Would editors please consider replacing Tami Erwin with Sowmyanarayan Sampath[1] under Key people in the infobox?

Additionally, the introduction contains two sentences that follow the succession of Verizon Business leaders up through Erwin. Is that necessary? If so, I suggest it be updated for accuracy and to fix a glaring grammatical error (It says George J. Fischer "is" president while noting "he was replaced".) Here is a suggestion:

  • Since July 2022, Sowmyanarayan Sampath is CEO of Verizon Business.[1] Previous leaders included Chris Formant, George J. Fischer, and Tami Erwin.

References

  1. ^ a b Munce, Megan (September 5, 2022). "Verizon Business CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath talks the state of 5G in Houston and how businesses can take advantage of it". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

I work for Verizon and have a conflict of interest, so I ask others to make these edits on my behalf. Thank you, VZEric (talk) 20:58, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done Looks like somebody took care of this, but I cleaned it up a bit, adding your better source. PK650 (talk) 23:42, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much, editors! @PK650: There is still a sentence in the introduction that could be updated. It reads: "Since November 2016 George J. Fischer is Verizon Enterprise Solutions' President until he was replaced by Tami Erwin." Note that it says Fischer "is" president while noting "he was replaced". If that material is necessary for the introduction, would you mind adjusting the verb tense? I know this is a minor request, but given my COI I'd prefer it for other editors to review and make the fix on my behalf. Thank you. VZEric (talk) 17:44, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Well spotted, thank you. PK650 (talk) 00:13, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, PK650! VZEric (talk) 15:48, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Executive team update[edit]

Hello editors! On March 3, 2023, Verizon announced a change in our executive team and now this article is outdated in the introduction and in the infobox.

In the infobox, Sowmyanarayan Sampath is listed as CEO. However, Kyle Malady is now the head of Verizon Business.[1]

The introduction includes the sentence "In July 2022, Sowmyanarayan Sampath replaced Tami Erwin as CEO of Verizon Business." Can editors add the following:

  • In March 2023, Verizon announced that Kyle Malady would replace Sampath as head of Verizon Business.[1]

I work for Verizon and have a conflict of interest, so I ask others to make edits on my behalf. Thank you VZEric (talk) 22:20, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ a b Feuer, Will (March 3, 2023). "Verizon Shakes Up Executive Team After Tough Year". WSJ. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

VZEric (talk) 22:20, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed edits to remove promotional language[edit]

Hello editors, I noticed the banner at the top of this page flags that this article has content that is written like an advertisement. In an effort to improve the page and make it read more like an encyclopedia, I have some proposed changes for editors to consider. The entirety of the changes I am seeking can be found in this diff I created in my user space.

For this particular request, I will start with the Overview section. My proposed edits include:

  • removing promotional language such as excessive lists of services
  • adding the history of changes of Verizon Business's CEO, as that information appears in the introduction section but not in the article's body (that information can also be removed from the introduction, as it is unnecessary there)
  • a more clear explanation of Verizon's reorganization
  • adding timestamps for clarity
Overview

Overview

Verizon Business was created following Verizon's acquisition of MCI Communications in January 2006.[1] The division became Verizon Enterprise Solutions on January 1, 2012 and is based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.[2][3][4] Verizon Enterprise Solutions is the division of Verizon Communications that manages Verizon's business and government clients. The division's network and services are available in more than 150 countries and it has employees in 75 countries as of 2013.[2][5][6]

Verizon's Business operates 200 data centers in 22 countries, providing cloud, hosting and Internet colocation services to customers as of 2013.[5][6][7] It also has partial ownership in 80 submarine cable networks worldwide, including the SEA-ME-WE 4, Trans-Pacific Express, and the Europe India Gateway systems as of 2011.[8]

John Stratton led the division from January 2012 until April 2014 when Chris Formant was named president of the unit.[9][10]

Verizon reorganized into three distinct units starting in January 2019 Verizon Consumer Group, Verizon Business Group, and Verizon Media Group. When this was announced, it was also announced that Tami Erwin, then executive vice president of wireless operations, would lead Verizon Business.[11]

Erwin was replaced in July 2022 by Sowmyanarayan Sampath as CEO of Verizon Business. In March 2023, Kyle Malady replaced Sampath as CEO.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Marguerite Reardon (January 6, 2006). "Verizon closes book on MCI merger franchise". CNET. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  2. ^ a b John Gallant (May 13, 2013). "Verizon Enterprise chief: We're headed for cloud computing's A-list President John Stratton says ability to build infrastructure at scale presents huge opportunities for Verizon in mobility, security, Internet of Things". Network World. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Verizon Enterprise Solutions Company Profile". Hoover's. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Zach Epstein (January 21, 2014). "Verizon recovers from huge loss with $5 billion Q4 profit". BRG Media. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Timothy Prickett Morgan (October 3, 2013). "Verizon Takes On AWS With Homegrown Cloud Code". EnterpriseTech. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Verizon Communications Fact Sheet" (PDF). September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  7. ^ Yevgeniy Sverdlik (January 15, 2013). "Verizon Adds Cloud Data Centers in Dallas and London". Datacenter Dynamics. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  8. ^ Nathesh (February 1, 2011). "Verizon Offers Customers More Capacity with Submarine Cable Upgrade". Cable Spotlight. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  9. ^ "Executive Profile: John G. Stratton". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  10. ^ Sean Buckley (April 21, 2014). "Verizon taps Avaya veteran Chris Formant to oversee enterprise business". FierceTelecom. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  11. ^ Dignan, Larry. "Verizon reorganizes into 3 groups to leverage 5G". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  12. ^ Munce, Megan (September 5, 2022). "Verizon Business CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath talks the state of 5G in Houston and how businesses can take advantage of it". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  13. ^ "Verizon announces senior management changes". www.verizon.com. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

As I work for Verizon and have a conflict of interest, I ask others to look at my draft and make edits on my behalf. Thank you, VZEric (talk) 18:47, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: Hi, thanks for your request. I took a look at the diff you provided. I am assuming that the changes there are identical to your proposals on this talk page, but if not, consider me to be referring to the diff in your userspace.
The proposed rewrite looks very good to me. There are some style issues, like repetitions of "as of" that read a little awkwardly, and some grammatical or spelling mistakes, but it is fine in principle. I suggest you go over your proposal again with those issues in mind. Feel free to ping me when you're done with that. Actualcpscm (talk) 16:22, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Actualcpscm: Thank you for reviewing. I will amend my recommended updates and ping you when it is ready. VZEric (talk) 15:24, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Actualcpscm: As promised, I am pinging you to let you know that I have updated the draft in my user space with your suggested updates. Let me know if you have any questions or more suggestions after reviewing. Thanks. VZEric (talk) 15:43, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That looks great. Feel free to go ahead and implement the suggested changes in the article, exactly as they currently are. When you do so, I would suggest linking to the revision ID of this comment to ensure it's clear that the edits were checked by an uninvolved user. Actualcpscm (talk) 09:36, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Actualcpscm: First, thank you for reviewing my updates to this draft. Second, I pretty strictly follow the "no direct editing" guidance on Wikipedia and even with your go-ahead, I would prefer to not change the page myself. There are some editors who do not like direct edits from COI editors under any circumstances and given that these edits are ultimately to help remove the "advertisement" banner, I would like to be extra cautious. If you are not able to, maybe JML1148 would like to step in here (p.s. JML1148, thanks for the barnstar note on my user page!). Thanks. VZEric (talk) 15:31, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@VZEric: I've gone ahead and copied your draft in to the article. Thank you! JML1148 (talk | contribs) 06:37, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@JML1148: Thank you! VZEric (talk) 18:32, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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