MONROE, La., Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In a business
climate where milliseconds matter in network connections,
CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) will again provide fast and secure
cloud connectivity for AWS re:Invent, the largest cloud event in
the industry. The key role comes after CenturyLink was named an
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner,
an achievement that highlights CenturyLink's success in building
robust services on AWS that deliver digital transformation to
businesses on their cloud journeys.
To learn more about CenturyLink's strong value proposition,
visit www.centurylink.com/aws and stop by Booth #2820 at the
Venetian Sands Expo.
CenturyLink has deployed 180 Gbps of bandwidth to support more
than 85,000 devices at eight interconnected venues during the
Nov. 26-30 event. Keynotes, live
streams, breakout sessions, hands-on labs, boot camps, hackathons,
workshops and certification exams will be delivered via CenturyLink
Cloud Connect solutions, a service capable of delivering real-time
connections between data centers and AWS cloud services. To help
support the event, CenturyLink will deploy AWS Direct Connect, a
cloud service solution that makes it easy to establish a dedicated
network connection from an enterprise's premises to AWS.
CenturyLink executives will present at two sessions on
Nov. 26. The first session,
"Milliseconds Matter: Optimize Cloud Apps with Network Control," is
led by CenturyLink's Paul Savill,
senior vice president, core network and technology solutions, and
David Shacochis, vice president,
product management. It takes place at 1
p.m. in Lando 4202 (Level 4). The second session, "Dynamic
Connections: The Network You Need the Moment You Need It," features
Chris McReynolds, vice president,
core network services. It takes place at 5:10 p.m. in Pilvi Theater Expo Hall (Level
2).
"While many organizations know that direct connectivity to the
cloud helps ensure network consistency, it's not always clear how
integrated combinations of backbone, routing and orchestration can
optimize cloud applications," said Savill. "We present a number of
innovative approaches to optimizing application deployment through
control of the underlying network infrastructure."
CenturyLink delivers private and secure network connectivity to
AWS for global enterprises to manage and protect their cloud-based
business applications. Capabilities in the newly launched
CenturyLink Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections allow for real-time
creation and deletion of private Ethernet connections to cloud
service providers. Customers can now dynamically connect across
hybrid cloud workloads on AWS. AWS GovCloud (U.S.) is also included
in the connectivity options.
In addition, CenturyLink provides a complete cloud services and
cloud management portfolio that allows customers to have
low-latency access to virtually endless AWS resources paired with
dynamic, network-aware orchestration. CenturyLink Cloud Application
Manager facilitates customer IT transformation by orchestrating the
delivery of infrastructure, applications and services across
multiple clouds.
Key Facts
- This is the fifth consecutive year CenturyLink, through its
acquisition of Level 3, will provide private, dedicated network
connectivity at AWS re:Invent 2018.
- CenturyLink was again named the official networking sponsor,
and is a Gold sponsor this year.
- Design requirements for the event include diverse routing to
multiple AWS Regions and private connections to the AWS network,
plus interconnection of eight Las
Vegas venues over a multi-node fiber metro ring with
redundant 10 Gbps connections to each venue.
Additional Resources
- For more information on CenturyLink's presence at AWS re:Invent
2018, visit: www.centurylink.com/aws
- For more information on CenturyLink's direct connectivity to
AWS, visit:
https://www.centurylink.com/business/hybrid-it-cloud/managed-aws-services.html
- For more information on CenturyLink's partnership with AWS,
visit: https://www.centurylink.com/business/discover/aws.html
- To see the business benefits of CenturyLink's connectivity,
watch this video:
https://players.brightcove.net/1186058296001/default_default/index.html?videoId=5844424152001
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is the
second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise
customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense
focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the
world's best networking company by solving customers' increased
demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves
as its customers' trusted partner, helping them manage increased
network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber
security solutions that help protect their business.
PDF
- https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/789126/CenturyLink_Infographic_Final.pdf?p=original
Logo
- https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/325657/centurylink_logo.jpg