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Lumen upgrades DDoS mitigation service as attack volumes climb
Distributed Denial of Service

Lumen upgrades DDoS mitigation service as attack volumes climb

In April and May 2020, the company observed 929,000 attacks - the highest number of attacks ever seen in a 31-day period.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2020
CenturyLink expands cloud alliance with Dell and VMware in Asia Pacific
Virtualisation

CenturyLink expands cloud alliance with Dell and VMware in Asia Pacific

CenturyLink has expanded its global cloud alliance with Dell Technologies and VMware to offer a hybrid cloud solution in Asia Pacific.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2020
CenturyLink launches solution to combat insider threats
Cybersecurity

CenturyLink launches solution to combat insider threats

The solution employs behavioural analytics algorithms to find malicious user activities and automates the review of privileged account activities.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 8th May 2020
Interview: CenturyLink expands CDN power across APAC
Gaming

Interview: CenturyLink expands CDN power across APAC

CenturyLink is boosting CDN capacity across APAC, adding edge capabilities and new nodes in 11 cities, to enhance streaming and reduce latency.

By Sara Barker • 6 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2020
NYC data center provider DataGryd becomes approved CenturyLink vendor
Hyperscale

NYC data center provider DataGryd becomes approved CenturyLink vendor

DataGryd, operating in NYC's 60 Hudson Street, is now an approved CenturyLink vendor, offering advanced data center and colocation solutions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Dec 2019
CenturyLink extends network capacity in APAC thanks to growing demand
Gaming

CenturyLink extends network capacity in APAC thanks to growing demand

CenturyLink has strengthened its content delivery network (CDN) service capabilities in 11 cities across APAC to cater to growing demands.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Dec 2019
CenturyLink expands ecosystem to offer IBM Cloud Object Storage
Public Cloud

CenturyLink expands ecosystem to offer IBM Cloud Object Storage

CenturyLink announced the expansion of its cloud connectivity and services portfolio to include the IBM Cloud Object Storage platform.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Apr 2019
CenturyLink opens new SOC in Singapore
Distributed Denial of Service

CenturyLink opens new SOC in Singapore

CenturyLink boosts its global cybersecurity reach with a new Security Operations Centre in Singapore, targeting the Asia Pacific's pressing security needs.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2019
AT&T offloads 31 data centers to trim $1.1b off colossal debt
Unified Communications

AT&T offloads 31 data centers to trim $1.1b off colossal debt

The giant telco reportedly has $189 billion of debt, and the data center sale (18 in the US and 13 international) is a move to reduce that.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018
Flexenclosure polishes off CenturyLink's new Ecuador data center
Hyperscale

Flexenclosure polishes off CenturyLink's new Ecuador data center

The custom-designed data center was pre-fabricated, pre-integrated and fully tested in Sweden before being shipped to Ecuador.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018
Asia Pacific nations undeniably caught up in botnet traffic - report
Distributed Denial of Service

Asia Pacific nations undeniably caught up in botnet traffic - report

China, South Korea, Vietnam, India, and Australia amongst the top five Asia Pacific countries sending out the most malicious internet traffic.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
Digital Realty appoints Erich Sanchack as EVP
Hyperscale

Digital Realty appoints Erich Sanchack as EVP

Digital Realty appoints Erich Sanchack as Executive Vice President, Operations, overseeing global portfolio operations and service implementation.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018
How to drop complexity and move to a more efficient security strategy
Security Information and Event Management

How to drop complexity and move to a more efficient security strategy

Organisations should shift their focus from reacting to cyber threats to adopting proactive measures, according to CenturyLink.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Aug 2017
Demystifying digital transformation: A marathon, not a sprint
Digital Transformation

Demystifying digital transformation: A marathon, not a sprint

Organisations need to embrace change, understand their customers, and adopt the right culture for successful digital transformations.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
CenturyLink rolls out enhanced managed security services platform
CenturyLink

CenturyLink rolls out enhanced managed security services platform

CenturyLink is rolling out Managed Security Services 2.0 suite, with advanced security monitoring, threat detection and incident response, across APAC.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017
CenturyLink becomes premium supplier of SAP Enterprise Cloud
Cloud Services

CenturyLink becomes premium supplier of SAP Enterprise Cloud

CenturyLink's partnership with SAP has paid off: The two companies signed an agreement to offer SAP solutions through CenturyLink to Asia Pacific.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2017
How to be successful with multi-cloud management strategies
DataCentre infrastructure

How to be successful with multi-cloud management strategies

Gartner statistics show that public cloud spending exceeded $5 billion last year. With that in mind, how do you fit multi-cloud with your IT strategy?.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jun 2017

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