Aug 10, 2020
Lumen Expands Colombia XV Data Center in Bogotá
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, October 8, 2020 Lumen (NYSE: LUMN) has expanded its Colombia XV data center in Bogotá to help meet enterprise customers demands and enable companies to fully leverage their applications with enhanced data access, administration and management. The expansion consolidates its footprint while adding an additional 450 square meters of space, creating nearly 2,400 square meters of white area in the data center.
We are in a place where massive data-driven technology is advancing the way we work and live, said Felipe Gómez Jaramillo, data center, security and cloud director for Lumen, in the LATAM Andean cluster. In this 4th Industrial Revolution, data becomes the pillar for groundbreaking business decisions so its important for this data to be properly stored, processed, assured, and analyzed.
Additionally, these data centers provide the technology to address the demands that the market needs, allowing for scalable, effective, secure, and cost-effective solutions. Businesses across all industries are using this type of infrastructure and its access to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to help increase cost effectiveness. Thus, enterprises can focus their investments and efforts in their core business, while assuring information security, management, and availability.
In addition to the hosting and housing services provided at Lumens data centers, companies have access to Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings. They can receive a comprehensive technological infrastructure solution thats fully managed and secure, such as private and public clouds, physical and virtual server farms, operational systems management and data bases, managed security, storage and backup.
Lumen looks very different today than it did even just a few years ago, and the services and solutions we are delivering have changed as well, said Gomez. Lumen is focused on providing a technology platform that helps our enterprise customers take advantage of emerging applications and create amazing digital experiences, all of which calls for enhancing and upgrading our data centers.
Key facts
- Colombia XV is Tier III design and construction certified from the Uptime Institute; ISO 9001: 2015; ISO 27001:2013; ISO 27017:2015; ISAE3402 SOC1; PCI-DSS 3.21; ISO/IEC; 27001:2013; ISO/IEC 27017:2015; SAP Outsourcing Operations Partner and Veritas Gold Partner, which reflects the companys commitment to maintaining high quality levels as required by international standards and rules for data centers management.
- Lumen owns 18 data centers in Latin America and more than 350 worldwide, all of them connected to Lumens IP Network backbone. Lumen data center customers can easily meet their broadband network access needs.
- Lumen data centers in Latin America are located in some of the main cities where the company provides services: Argentina (4), Brazil (3), Chile (1), Colombia (3) (two in Bogotá and one in Cali), Ecuador (3), Peru (1), and Venezuela (1).
- Lumens data center modular building system follows corporate guidelines meant to assure appropriate performance of IT and communications equipment in its facilities.
- Own building or independent access.
- 24/7 monitored access and surveillance.
- CCTV with cameras in all transit areas.
- Visitors access only accompanied by company staff.
- Access report on demand.
- Redundant and high availability resources.
- Subsystems of power generation, transformation, securitization, distribution, cooling, and fire extinguisher in architecture.
About Lumen
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With 450,000 route fiber miles serving more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for apps and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences.
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Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks of Lumen Technologies, LLC in the United States. Lumen Technologies, LLC is a wholly-owned affiliate of CenturyLink, Inc.
May 16, 2020
Infrastructure expansion and network coverage provide corporate customers greater speed and broadband availability.
QUITO, Ecuador, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To facilitate technological development and digital transformation of businesses in need of connectivity, IT infrastructure and presence in the cloud, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), a leading technology company, has expanded its network infrastructure in Ecuador.
CenturyLink implemented and launched a new fiber optic route with 800 kilometers (approx. 497 miles) of new fiber connecting Ecuador to Colombia, from the city of Quito to Cali. With 600 gigabits of capacity, this route enables a 100% redundant connectivity between the two countries for all the company’s services and is integrated with the SAC (South American Crossing) subsea system.
Additionally, to meet enterprise, ISP and the government high-speed service demands in Ecuador, CenturyLink is finalizing the implementation of a national ring with an extension of approximately 1000 kilometers (approx. 621 miles) and 600 gigabits of capacity. This will help connect some of the main markets in the country, such as Quito, Santo Domingo, Quevedo, Guayaquil, Cuenca and Ambato.
“At CenturyLink, we understand the importance of continually expanding and renewing our infrastructure, and offering high quality services to our customers, through fast and secure connections,” commented Wilmer Puerta, director for Connectivity Products in CenturyLink Ecuador. “This is why the end-to-end management of this extension will allow us to be more competitive in the market and offer the best support and service level in connectivity services to local and regional companies.”
Mar 12, 2020
Businesses can benefit from near real-time data access over virtually any distance
DENVER, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Businesses worldwide are looking to improve how they manage their data to enhance performance of data-intensive applications. To help these businesses access data residing anywhere in the world as if it were local, Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) has introduced Data Access Accelerator. This managed service, which runs on the Lumen Platform, allows for unstructured, file-based data to be acquired and processed from different locations. Now businesses can experience improved productivity with near real-time file access regardless of location, spend less time moving files, and devote more time to gaining valuable insight from their data. It is another way Lumen is furthering human progress through technology.
“Business success today means being able to acquire, analyze and act on data anywhere, from the cloud to the distributed network edge,” said David Shacochis, vice president of enterprise technology and field CTO for Lumen Technologies. “With Lumen Data Access Accelerator, we give organizations access to their data across secure networks, so files stored thousands of miles away load as if they were stored locally. This solution helps them take advantage of the data-intensive applications of the 4th Industrial Revolution and can be used in combination with the Lumen global edge compute platform.”
Lumen® Data Access Accelerator offers organizations the following benefits:
- Accelerated time-to-value from data with the ability to make high-performance connections to geographically dispersed, file-based data wherever it resides, without copying or moving first.
- Enhanced user productivity from near real-time access to files and expanding how those files can be used and where they can be processed and manipulated.
- Adaptable infrastructure that can adjust to changing business needs, minimizing reliance on IT to build new infrastructure for data storage and transfer.
- Strengthened data integrity and security from executing on files at the point of origin, instead of creating duplicate copies.
- Maximize competitiveness by obtaining value from data faster than those who struggle with data replication.
- Simplified data management lifecycle with a solution fully managed and monitored by Lumen.
“Businesses are struggling to turn unstructured data into business value, because it is often stored in disparate environments and locations, far from the analytics tools, applications and users that need it,” said Lynda Stadtmueller, research vice president, network, data center & cloud, Frost & Sullivan. “Lumen’s new Data Access Accelerator will streamline and speed the flow of this unstructured data, allowing users and machines to access it as if it were local. As a fully managed service, Lumen Data Access Accelerator simplifies data management, enabling organizations to maximize the value of their data.”
Additional Resources
- For more information on Lumen Data Access Accelerator, visit: https://www.lumen.com/en-us/hybrid-it-cloud/data-access-accelerator.html
Feb 28, 2020
Customers can now more easily create secure, high performing cloud solutions
MONROE, La., Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As businesses move enterprise workloads to the Edge and increasingly use multi-cloud environments, seamless integration of networking and cloud is paramount to optimize performance. To help customers better connect, migrate, manage and optimize their Microsoft Azure environments, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has joined the Networking Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program for Microsoft Azure. CenturyLink can now provide comprehensive network and consultation services around Azure services to make it easier for customers to connect and build cloud solutions.
“Our customers need comprehensive support as they deploy an increasing array of applications in cloud environments like Microsoft Azure,” stated Paul Savill, senior vice president, enterprise product and services, CenturyLink. “As an Azure Networking MSP partner with a global fiber footprint, we have the scale, reach and expertise to deliver integrated Azure cloud and hybrid networking solutions across the world and at the Edge.”
With these consultation services, CenturyLink is leveraging its combined expertise as a networking provider and IT services consultant to offer the enterprise a tailored and seamless customer experience around Azure’s network products and services. CenturyLink’s expansive global fiber network and service capabilities can help customers optimize application performance, lower cost and ensure security. CenturyLink and Microsoft also recently reached an agreement for CenturyLink to provide high performance network connections to Azure locations.
“We welcome CenturyLink to our Networking Managed Service Provider Program,” said Ross Ortega, partner program manager, Microsoft Azure Networking at Microsoft Corp. “Azure customers can now look to CenturyLink to build cloud solutions with high performance and predictable networking and security.”
Key Facts:
- CenturyLink is a Microsoft Gold Partner.
- CenturyLink enables real-time creation and deletion of network connections to Azure and Azure Government via its Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections service.
- CenturyLink’s network capabilities include approximately 450,000 route miles of fiber, with approximately 170,000 on-net buildings and connectivity to more than 2,200 public and private data centers across the globe.
Additional Resources
- For more information on CenturyLink’s hybrid cloud and IT solutions, visit: https://www.centurylink.com/business/hybrid-it-cloud.html
Jan 7, 2020
DENVER, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) recently won a second task order from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to manage all of NASA’s voice traffic and provide fast, secure network connectivity to NASA’s more than 15 space centers and regional research facilities.
The company previously won a task order to provide NASA headquarters with core backbone network services with speeds of up to 100 Gbps. These mission-critical modern voice and network services will support NASA’s space exploration programs.
Both contracts were awarded to CenturyLink under the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program and both have a period of performance of nine and a half years.
“We’re honored to provide mission-critical voice services and network connectivity that allow NASA to focus on its vision to discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity,” said David Young, CenturyLink senior vice president for the public sector. “NASA entrusted CenturyLink with a second EIS award to provide agency-wide voice services and run its regional network that connects its celebrated space centers and regional research facilities with headquarters locations.”
CenturyLink won the first task order ever awarded under GSA’s EIS program to provide core backbone network connectivity to NASA in spring of 2019. The company was also the first supplier to receive authority to operate under GSA’s EIS contract last year.
EIS is a multiple-award contract vehicle for federal government agencies to purchase information technology and telecommunications infrastructure services. It gives federal agencies the flexibility and agility to migrate to modern communications and IT services that meet strict government security standards.
Key Facts
- By supplying cybersecurity, cloud, managed hosting and IT services over its carrier-class network, CenturyLink provides government agencies with the security and reliability they need to carry out their important missions.
- CenturyLink is ranked No. 29 on Washington Technology’s 2018 Top 100 list of federal government IT contractors.
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