MONROE, La., March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink
continues to make it simple for businesses seeking adaptive cloud
connectivity by adding IBM Cloud to its growing Cloud Connect
Dynamic Connections portfolio. Through IBM Cloud Direct Link
services, businesses gain the secure and reliable connections they
need to accelerate their hybrid cloud strategies with IBM hybrid
and public cloud offerings.
These new connection capabilities make it easy for businesses to
link workloads and connect enterprise data locations. Additional
benefits gained by CenturyLink and IBM Cloud customers include:
- Dedicated, private connections that are secured from any public
internet access
- Low latency connectivity with consistent performance
- The ability to add and remove connections, and increase and
decrease bandwidth allocation to match demand
- Usage-based billing, by the hour and month
"With this network connectivity solution, customers have control
over performance and cost with powerful self-service tools that
allow them to quickly and easily alter their cloud connections,"
said Paul Savill, senior vice
president, enterprise product and services, CenturyLink. "Extending
Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections to IBM Cloud helps more
businesses deploy hybrid cloud solutions and transform their
network ecosystem as application and infrastructure requirements
change. We provide the efficiency and scalability they need to
succeed."
Security is a top concern when it comes to enterprise cloud and
data center locations. Cloud Connect Dynamic
Connections protects data to and from the hybrid cloud by
taking businesses off best-effort public networks and moving them
to highly secure, private connections, minimizing exposure to
external threats.
"We're providing businesses the capabilities they need to
accelerate their hybrid cloud strategies by providing secure,
reliable connections to IBM Cloud," said Gabriel Montanti, network product leader, IBM
Cloud. "Through our Direct Link services, customers can take
advantage of customizable offerings that allow them to move complex
workloads, including mission critical workloads, across hybrid
cloud environments to IBM Cloud. This next step in our partnership
with CenturyLink will enable their global network of customers to
easily access IBM Cloud and modernize their offerings to stay ahead
of the competition."
With the addition of IBM Cloud, CenturyLink Dynamic Connections
is one of the most diverse network ecosystems in the industry, with
access to the top cloud providers, including AWS and AWS
GovCloud, Microsoft Azure and Azure Government, Google, and
Oracle, plus approximately 2,200 third-party data centers.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about CenturyLink Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections:
https://www.centurylink.com/business/discover/dynamic-connections.html
- CenturyLink is in the first position on Vertical Systems
Group's 2019 U.S. Ethernet LEADERBOARD. Read the report:
https://www.verticalsystems.com/2020/02/20/2019-us-ethernet-leaderboard/
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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