- Services Delivered to Microsoft Through Fully Automated
SDN-Based Network Functionality
BROOMFIELD, Colorado,
May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced it is leveraging
the power of software-defined networking (SDN) in the cloud by
introducing Adaptive Network Control SolutionsSM via
ExpressRoute to Microsoft Azure.
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In today's enterprise environment, IT departments are
increasingly moving their applications and workloads from
on-premises data centers to the cloud, citing the need for more
flexibility, easier management and greater cost efficiencies. While
some enterprises may opt for the public Internet to connect to the
cloud, many are choosing private connections for better
reliability, lower latency and increased security. Regardless of
the type of connection, a growing challenge for enterprises is the
need for more analytics and visibility into their network
performance and the ability to make adjustments to network
bandwidth more rapidly to deliver high quality business
applications from the cloud.
To address that challenge, enterprises can now use Level 3's new
SDN-based network capabilities, which are incorporated into its
Cloud Connect Solutions platform. Adaptive Network Control services
include:
- Enhanced Management, which provides visibility into and
analytics of key network performance characteristics like latency
and packet loss on an end-to-end, site-by-site basis; and
- Dynamic Capacity, which gives customers the ability to
scale their bandwidth by up to three times on demand or
automatically based on scheduled events or utilization
triggers.
"Traditional private networks typically provide fixed amounts of
bandwidth with minimal insight into performance," said Anthony Christie, chief marketing officer at
Level 3. "Now enterprises can take advantage of Level 3's Enhanced
Management and Dynamic Capacity for Microsoft Azure, giving them
the ability to seamlessly and instantly adjust their bandwidth
needs as well as garner important network data that can help inform
their future network decisions. This new approach to managing
bandwidth helps enterprises significantly increase operational
efficiencies and performance, which are critical components to a
company's long-term success."
Level 3's SDN-based network functionality is ideal to support a
variety of use cases in Azure, including scheduled backups for
disaster recovery, managing large ad hoc IT workloads and handling
seasonal volume growth. These SDN capabilities for Level 3
connectivity to Azure will be available this summer.
For more information on Level 3's Cloud Connect Solutions and
SDN-based networking services, visit
www.level3.com/adaptivenetworkcontrol.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500
company that provides local, national and global communications
services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's
comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber
and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data
communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content
distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves
customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a
global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three
continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more
information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on
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Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are
forward-looking in nature and are based on management's current
expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a
guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Level
3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important
factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals
include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to:
successfully integrate the tw telecom acquisition; manage risks
associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy;
increase revenue from its services to realize its targets for
financial and operating performance; maintain and increase traffic
on its network; develop and maintain effective business support
systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions; avert
the breach of its network and computer system security measures;
develop new services that meet customer demands and generate
acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or adaptation of
its network to remain competitive; defend intellectual property and
proprietary rights; manage continued or accelerated decreases in
market pricing for communications services; obtain capacity for its
network from other providers and interconnect its network with
other networks on favorable terms; attract and retain qualified
management and other personnel; successfully integrate future
acquisitions; effectively manage political, legal, regulatory,
foreign currency and other risks it is exposed to due to its
substantial international operations; mitigate its exposure to
contingent liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of
its debt obligations. Additional information concerning these and
other important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press
release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.
Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
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