MONROE, La., Sept. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc.
(NYSE: CTL) has received the 2016 Asia Pacific Hybrid IT Strategy
Award for the second consecutive year from Frost & Sullivan, a
global growth consulting firm. The award, based on Frost &
Sullivan's in-depth research and careful evaluation, recognizes
CenturyLink's outstanding ability to deliver an integrated and
comprehensive hybrid IT portfolio that includes cloud, colocation,
managed hosting, network and managed services to meet rising
demands for highly automated, efficient, reliable and flexible IT
services.
According to Frost & Sullivan, hybrid IT is fast becoming
the new normal across organizations in Asia Pacific. The increased utilization of
data centers and cloud services in Asia
Pacific has led to a gradual update or upgrade of companies'
existing IT systems, which is giving rise to the hybrid IT
environment. An enhanced customer experience and greater focus on
business model innovation is also driving service providers to
accelerate their pace of service innovation.
CenturyLink is a leading global hybrid IT solutions provider
that powers the needs of 98 per cent of Fortune 500 companies.
Frost & Sullivan analysts determined that CenturyLink's
leadership in product innovation, coupled with a sound marketing
and business development strategy, brought it to the top of the
pack.
Sandeep Bazaz, Industry Analyst,
Digital Transformation, Asia
Pacific at Frost & Sullivan, said that CenturyLink has
continued to invest in developing enterprise-class solutions to
better serve the changing needs of business and also improve its
service portfolio by acquiring companies in service lines of
managed services, disaster recovery, cloud application management
and database as a service. CenturyLink also provides cost-effective
solutions and a strong partner ecosystem that has helped grow its
customer base in the Asia Pacific
region.
Last year, Frost & Sullivan also presented CenturyLink with
the Company of the Year Award for the North American Cloud
Industry, in addition to the Asia Pacific Hybrid IT Strategy
Award.
"Frost & Sullivan's continued recognition is a clear
testimony to CenturyLink's relentless pursuit of excellence and
innovative capabilities to meet and exceed the expectations of our
customers," said Gery Messer, managing director, Asia Pacific, CenturyLink. "We have a strong
team and the right assets in place to help our customers embark and
progress on their hybrid IT journey."
CenturyLink's increased commitment to Asia Pacific is reflected in the launch of the
CenturyLink Cloud platform in Australia and its exclusive business
partnership to provide advanced hosting and managed IT services to
enterprises in India (Nxtra Data)
earlier this year.
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global
communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling
millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives
through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network
and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting,
and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband, voice,
video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile
U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport
network. Visit CenturyLink for more information.
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