Here’s how CenturyLink can help and what makes us different:
Best-in-class Connectivity across our owned and operated Tier 1 global network.
Industry-leading Cloud and hosting solutions and expertise.
Uncompromising Commitment to working with our customers.
In addition, CenturyLink offers a suite of unified communications, IT consulting, and managed services solutions that keep our customers a step ahead—no matter what their future holds.
2. 71%
1,700
2
2 2012 IBM CEO Study, p. 13 link
1#
CEOs
identified technology
factor = success
3. 3
CEOs say: technology is now driving
more organizational change than any
other force — even the economy.2
2 2012 IBM CEO Study, p. 13 link
4. 4
Yet today’s IT organizations are
faced with more complex
challenges than ever
5. 5
new applications
Big Data
Data quality
security threats
Cloud migration
legacy upgrades
increased costs
System downtime
shareholder value
revenue
growth
bring your own device
merger and acquisition integration
outsourcing
reducing OPEX
security threats
Shadow IT
new applications
talent management
Data quality
Cloud migration
System downtime
market share
customer satisfaction
Shadow IT legacy upgrades
6. 6
But what if you had a proven ally
on your side to help your IT
organization stay on top of these
challenges AND focus on what
matters most…
your core business
7. 7
Best-in-Class
Connectivity
across our owned
and operated Tier 1
global network.
Industry-leading
Cloud
and hosting
solutions and
expertise.
Uncompromising
Commitment
to working with our
customers.
The CenturyLink Difference
16. 16
Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
A company at the forefront of the cloud
revolution and a best-in-class provider for
enterprise-grade cloud solutions
18. 18
Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
Gartner Magic
Quadrant for
Managed Hosting,
North America, 2013
This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger
research document and should be evaluated in the context of
the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon
request from Savvis, A CenturyLink Company
19. 19
Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
Gartner Magic
Quadrant for
Cloud Infrastructure
as a Service, 2012
This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger
research document and should be evaluated in the context of the
entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request
from Savvis, A CenturyLink Company
20. 20
Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
over 2.4 million raised square feet
across 55 Savvis data centers
21. 21
Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
hosting 26 petabytes of data
130 times the Library of Congress
22. 22
Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
but it’s the seamless end-to-end integration of
our cloud and network assets that separates
CenturyLink from other providers
unlimited
opportunity
23. 23
Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
0% downtime in New Jersey
data center during Hurricane Sandy
25. 25
Commitment: Working with Our Customers
“By offering
differentiated services
with an outstanding
customer experience,
we have developed
positions of strength in
the business and
consumer markets.”
- Glen F. Post, III
Chief Executive Officer and President
26. 26
Because of our uncompromising commitment to
serving our customers,
33,000+ businesses and
government agencies
trust CenturyLink for their
network, cloud, voice, and managed services
needs, including
98% of the Fortune 500
Commitment: Working with Our Customers
27. 27
CenturyLink: Proven Strength and Stability
Our customers are the reason
why we are where we are today.
Top 3
communications
provider
Top 150
of Fortune 500
48,000 3 CEOs
employees
worldwide
over the last
75 years
$18.7B
in annual pro-forma
revenues
$3.045B
in free cash
flow
Highest
investor returns in
industry for 15
years
28. 28
When you work with CenturyLink, you can…
Help Ensure You’re Secure
Eliminate Inefficiencies
Concentrate On What’s Core
In a recent CEO survey with over 1700 respondents, 71% identified technology as the number one factor that would drive company success. “Technology takes top spot Since our CEO Study series began, technology — in its widest sense — has progressively risen on CEOs’ radar. It now ranks as the number-one factor impacting organizations (see Figure 1).”
In fact. CEOs say: technology is now driving more organizational change than any other force — even the economy.2
Yet today’s IT organizations are faced with more complex challenges than ever
Challenges such as the explosion of applications, big data and data quality, the constant evolution of security threats, cloud migration, justifying legacy upgrades with static budgets… just to name a few. Yet whatever the specific challenges, companies like yours are still counting on technology to drive growth, generate revenue, and return value to shareholders.
With so much on the line, what if you had a proven ally, like CenturyLink, on your side to help your IT organization stay on top of these challenges AND focus on what matters most… your core business?
Here’s how CenturyLink can help and what makes us different: Best-in-class Connectivity across our owned and operated Tier 1 global network.Industry-leading Cloud and hosting solutions and expertise.Uncompromising Commitment to working with our customers.In addition, CenturyLink offers a suite of unified communications, IT consulting, and managed services solutions that keep our customers a step ahead—no matter what their future holds.
Highlighted by our 2011 acquisition of Qwest, CenturyLink now owns and operates an unparalleled network consisting of over 430,000 miles of fiber across the globe—enough to circle the Earth 17 times.
Our network is directly connected into our 55 domestic and international data centers, as well as an additional 170+ domestic third-party data centers.
Over 40,000 buildings around the world are also directly connected into the CenturyLink network, and this number is increasing every day.
With documented uptime of up to 99.999%, our network carries more than 100 Trillion bits of data per second..
while utilizing security practices that exceed the standards of even our most demanding customer—the US Federal Government.
It’s our footprint, performance, and commitment to security that has made CenturyLink the industry’s fastest growing Ethernet provider.
With our 2012 acquisition of Savvis—a company at the forefront of the cloud revolution and a best-in-class provider for enterprise-grade cloud solutions—CenturyLink instantly became a respected leader in the cloud and hosting space.
Savvis was recognized by Gartner as a leader for both 2012 and 2013 in two important categories—one of only two companies to earn this recognition.
Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Managed Hosting, North America, 2013
and Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for 2012
Across our 55 global data centers, we own and operate over 2.4 million square feet of raised floor space…
and host over 32 petabytes of data—160 times the volume of information stored within the Library of Congress
But it’s the seamless end-to-end integration of our cloud and network assets that separate CenturyLink from every other provider in the category.
Case in point, during Hurricane Sandy, CenturyLink customers in our New Jersey data center experienced 0% downtime.
Commitment to customer service has been at the heart of CenturyLink. And that commitment carries on today.
It is this uncompromising commitment to serving our customers that has compelled over 33,000 businesses and government agencies to trust CenturyLink for their network, cloud, voice, and managed services needs—including 98% of the Fortune 500.
CenturyLink has a long history of stability and proven performance. And it’s our customers’ recognition of this commitment that has brought us to where we are today:1 of the 3 top US communications companiesIn the Top 150 on the Fortune 500Highest investor returns in the industry over the past 15 years18.7 Billion in annual pro-forma revenues$3.045 billion in free cash flow47,000+ employees worldwide3 CEOs in the past 75 years
By entrusting CenturyLink with your business, you can ensure you are secure, eliminate inefficiencies, and make sure your information technology resources are more focused on your core business.
But don’t just take it from us. “You work with us,” is what our customers most frequently cite as the reason why they chose and continue to stay with CenturyLink.
So what do you think? Isn’t it time to experience the CenturyLink Difference for yourself?
