More Related Content Similar to Why CenturyLink Similar to Why CenturyLink (20) Why CenturyLink1. Why CenturyLink + Savvis
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2. The IT Leader’s Dilemma
1.2 ZettaBytes in 2010
Bytes of Information Created Since 1/1/2011
zetta exa peta tera giga mega kilo
000,732,857,849,938,574,571,038*
* Tracking to 2.0 ZettaBytes in 2011 (as of 5/12)
Data Exploding at Unprecedented Rates
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3. As Complexity Increases . . .
Businesses Will Require Anytime Anywhere
Access to Their Information & Applications
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4. The IT Leader’s Dilemma
Insatiable
IT Must Become Cost of Managing
Appetite More Efficient Information
for Information
IT Spend as a Percentage of Revenue
Continues to Grow
*Source: EMC Digital Universe
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5. Top IT Issues for 2011
top 5 priorities include:
Should an application be accessible on the Internet, on a private WAN, or both?
What is the best way to ensure predictable performance of cloud-based applications?
What can be done to accommodate the needs of bandwidth-intensive applications?
What tools are available to maintain visibility and control of virtualized infrastructure?
How will all of this change over time, and what’s it going to cost?
Are these your priorities?
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6. 1), you have access to a robust, national 207,000-route mile fiber network and a 190,000-mile global access network.
CenturyLink + Savvis
What does the combined
company offer your
business and the IT
challenges you face?
48 data centers, 1.9 million sq. ft. of floor space,
approximately 210,000 miles of fiber*
* The number of data centers will increase to 50 and the floor space will increase to 2million sq.ft by mid-November 2011
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7. CenturyLink + Savvis
Offers customers one-stop access to combined
industry leaders in IT infrastructure management
and networking
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8. CenturyLink + Savvis
Securely deliver your applications
over a seamless, scalable platform
with end-to-end SLAs
Allows you to specify and right size
your data center and backbone
network requirements more
holistically
Deploy data center applications
faster and more flexibly while
reducing operational costs
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9. CenturyLink + Savvis
Combined Network Provides You With …..
Breadth and Depth
• 40G Global IP network and choice of public, private, enhanced access
• Diverse and redundant 10G backplane
• End-to-end infrastructure for performance and security
Availability
• Architected for cloud and critical
systems redundancy
• High reliability for failover
• Disaster recovery options
End-to-End SLAs
• Security
• Performance
• Availability
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10. CenturyLink + Savvis
Combined Virtual Data Centers… Provides You With…
Flexibility
• Dynamic resource allocation
• Dynamic configuration change
• Deployment options
• Scalable bandwidth services
Performance
• Guaranteed I/O bandwidth
• Balance resource utilization
• Fast provisioning time
• Industry-leading service level agreements
Security
• Security policy per virtual machine
• Standards compliance
• End-to-end layers of security
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11. CenturyLink + Savvis
… you can do this with one
solutions provider
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12. CenturyLink + Savvis
1 person to call to address all of your needs
15,000 award-winning professionals to support you
of the time only one contact is needed to
90% resolve an issue—letting you focus on your
core business
99% accuracy in invoicing, simplifying your expense
management
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13. Cloud Portfolio
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14. Savvis Leads in Cloud & Network Services
• Enterprises migrating into cloud model to transform IT infrastructures into
agile, business growth-driven architectures
• Savvis enables this transformation by delivering converged cloud services:
managed virtualized hosting environments tightly integrated with a secure,
low-latency global distribution network and related capabilities
• Savvis is a recognized leader
• Positioned as a leader in Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service and
Web Hosting (Gartner, Dec 2010)
• Lowest Latency Public IP Network (Keynote Systems, Dec 2010)
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15. Savvis Cloud Portfolio
Managed SaaS Business Content Proximity
Applications Web Hosting Enablement Continuity Management Hosting
Managed Savvis Symphony
Intelligent Hosting (Dedicated and
Colocation Monitoring (Dedicated) Multi-Tenant Clouds)
Managed Storage and Backup
Managed Security
Managed Network
Professional Services
Intelligent
Secure Facilities Enterprise Equipment
Management Tools
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16. CenturyLink Cloud Portfolio
Microsoft Exchange® Fax over E-mail
Web Mail
Web Services Applications Microsoft Windows
Web Hosting Content SharePoint® Services
Online Backup Management
Managed Applications AVAS
Interaction Routing
PCI-Compliant Hosting and
Contact Center Solutions
Hosted IVR
Notify Secure IP Gateway Intrusion Detection
Communications Security Web Defense
DDoS Mitigation
Hosted Unified Communications (HUCs)
Professional Security Services
YOUR BUSINESS
On Demand IVR Secure Facilities Managed Security Services
Business Continuity
Proximity Hosting
Backup Services
Enterprise Equipment
IT Infrastructure
Intelligent Management Tools Real-time Application Recovery
Managed Hosting Services Colocation
Storage Services
Savvis Symphony Cloud Services
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17. A Communications Industry Leader
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