Service expansion furthers CenturyLink's edge compute
strategy
MONROE, La., Oct. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As more enterprises
look to move their high-performance workloads and applications to
the cloud, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is providing a new option
for connecting business premises and public data centers to cloud
environments with the expansion of its Cloud Connect Dynamic
Connections service to Google Cloud Platform. This expansion
enables self-serve, real-time, dedicated network connectivity
across thousands of endpoints in North
America, Asia Pacific and
Europe through CenturyLink's
secure, global fiber network.
"CenturyLink is supporting the digital business with direct,
on-demand and scalable cloud networking solutions that customers
can easily control," said Paul
Savill, CenturyLink senior vice president, core network and
technology solutions. "With this expansion, Google Cloud customers
now have a new, easy way to connect and control their cloud
networking environments and adjust bandwidth in response to their
evolving business needs."
CenturyLink Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections plays a key role
in the company's edge compute strategy. It provides real-time
network provisioning from the customer premises to CenturyLink's
edge locations, allowing businesses to deploy and manage workloads
in an agile development model. These edge services can connect to
thousands of data centers and office buildings by leveraging
CenturyLink Cloud Connect to run distributed IT workloads close to
the edge of the network.
"With CenturyLink Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections, enterprises
will be able to connect their locations and scale their network up
and down as quickly and easily as they do with their Google Cloud
workloads," said Kerry Takenaka,
product manager, Google Cloud. "Having your network behave in a
cloud-like elastic way will be a key enabler to enterprises' hybrid
cloud strategies and digital transformation."
CenturyLink Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections includes a
self-service portal and API that give customers real-time control
over their hybrid cloud networking using private Ethernet services.
To further enhance the customer experience, CenturyLink also offers
a simple pay-as-you-go billing model that provides the flexibility
to add and remove services as needed, without term liability.
CenturyLink expanded its long-standing partnership with Google
Cloud in 2019 by combining a public cloud with CenturyLink IT
consulting services. CenturyLink established a Google Cloud Center
of Excellence with certified Google Cloud architects and engineers
who are highly skilled in cloud infrastructure, networking,
migration and managed services to assist customers with their
digital business. In addition, CenturyLink's global broadcast fiber
network, Vyvx Cloud Connect, provides access to Google Cloud
Platform by offering multi-site, diverse connectivity paths for
high-bandwidth, high-quality video feeds.
Key Fact
- CenturyLink Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections, available across
thousands of locations in North
America, Asia Pacific and
Europe, also supports Microsoft
Azure and Azure Government, as well as Amazon Web Services (AWS)
and AWS GovCloud (U.S.).
Additional Resources
- Learn more about CenturyLink Cloud Connect Dynamic
Connections:
https://www.centurylink.com/business/discover/dynamic-connections.html
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a
technology leader delivering hybrid networking, cloud connectivity,
and security solutions to customers around the world. Through its
extensive global fiber network, CenturyLink provides secure and
reliable services to meet the growing digital demands of businesses
and consumers. CenturyLink strives to be the trusted connection to
the networked world and is focused on delivering technology that
enhances the customer experience. Learn more at
http://news.centurylink.com/.
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