Lumen taking private cloud capabilities to the edge

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Lumen Technologies has launched the Lumen Edge Private Cloud, a fully managed private computing infrastructure integrated with a global fiber network. This offering is designed to help businesses quickly deploy workloads for interaction-intensive applications while enhancing performance, security, and control. According to 451 Research, edge private clouds provide significant advantages such as cost savings and low latency. Lumen aims to bridge IT infrastructure with its extensive services, enabling businesses to navigate the 4th Industrial Revolution effectively.

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• Launch of Lumen Edge Private Cloud offering fully managed services.
• Enhanced application performance and security through pre-built infrastructure.
• Ability to customize private cloud environments deployed within days.

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DENVER, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) has introduced Lumen Edge Private Cloud, providing pre-built infrastructure for high performance private computing connected to a global fiber network. Lumen Edge Private Cloud is fully managed by Lumen and helps businesses go-to-market quickly with the capacity needed for interaction-intensive applications.

"Lumen has decades of experience helping our customers implement private cloud solutions for critical workloads, and now we are extending our private cloud capabilities onto our ultra-low latency edge platform," said Chris McReynolds, vice president of cloud edge product management for Lumen. "We can help our customers enhance experiences, enhance application performance, and improve security and control — with speed and at scale by empowering them to deploy workloads closer to digital interactions on pre-built hardware and managed infrastructure. With Lumen Edge Private Cloud our customers can have a customized private cloud environment running within days, with Lumen assisting with design, implementation, managed services, and security consulting."

According to 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, edge private cloud infrastructure has emerged as an approach that can deliver significant technology and business benefits to support critical industry edge workloads. Enterprise respondents to the group's Voice of the Enterprise: Internet of Things, Workloads and Key Projects 2021 survey cited cost (45%), availability of supporting compute, storage, and connectivity (44%), data sovereignty protection (42%) and location security (40%) as top concerns when choosing a venue to execute digital workloads for emerging use cases and applications.

"Edge private clouds combine the dynamic, flexible, scalable, and cost-effective characteristics of the cloud with the security, low latency, and high performance of an edge venue," said Melanie Posey, research director, Cloud & Managed Services Transformation with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. "An edge private cloud venue is ideally suited for many modern workloads because it combines current technologies and the cloud ecosystem with the ability to flex to meet growing workload performance requirements and evolving business demands at scale."

Lumen offers infrastructure choices and services on a platform that enables businesses to take advantage of emerging applications of the 4^th Industrial Revolution. Lumen Edge Private Cloud is a completely managed Infrastructure-as-a-Service that brings together one of the world's leading private cloud platforms with the Lumen global fiber network, edge facilities, security, and managed services to help bridge clouds, IT infrastructure, and storage that allow applications to run at peak performance.  

Additional Resources: 

• For more information on Lumen Edge Private Cloud visit: https://www.lumen.com/en-us/hybrid-it-cloud/private-cloud.html
• To learn more about Lumen edge computing solutions, visit: https://www.lumen.com/edge

About Lumen Technologies:
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com/home, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks in the United States.  

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FAQ

What is Lumen Edge Private Cloud?

Lumen Edge Private Cloud is a fully managed infrastructure offering designed to support high-performance private computing and connectivity through Lumen's global fiber network.

When was Lumen Edge Private Cloud launched?

Lumen Edge Private Cloud was launched on August 19, 2021.

How does Lumen Edge Private Cloud enhance application performance?

It allows businesses to deploy workloads closer to digital interactions, enhancing speed, security, and control.

What are the key benefits of Lumen Edge Private Cloud according to 451 Research?

Key benefits include cost savings, availability of supporting compute and storage, data sovereignty protection, and location security.

How can businesses utilize Lumen Edge Private Cloud?

Businesses can customize their private cloud environments, which can be implemented within days, with support from Lumen for design and security.