CenturyLink, the third largest telecommunications company in the United States, Monday announced that it now offers access to its full suite of managed hybrid IT services to regional and multinational corporations in Australia with the extension of its data center footprint into the country through an agreement with independent Data-Center-as-a-Service provider NEXTDC. CenturyLink's portfolio of managed hybrid IT services comprises network, managed hosting services, colocation and cloud. Through the agreement, CenturyLink's managed hosting and colocation services can be accessed through NEXTDC's network of five next-generation data centers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth.
Gery Messer, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, CenturyLink
We are eager to offer our managed hybrid IT services and consistent IT experience to multinational corporations in Australia, one of the most connected countries in the world. The extension of CenturyLink's data center footprint into Australia signifies our commitment to serve growing customer demand for IT services in theAsia-Pacific region.
Craig Scroggie, Chief Executive Officer, NEXTDC
NEXTDC's agreement with CenturyLink continues the trend of the world's top IT providers utilizing NEXTDC's national data center network to provide services. CenturyLink is an important new member of our ecosystem of carriers, cloud and IT service providers, and its presence will essentially open up a world of new possibilities for Australian organizations on their journey to a hybrid cloud model.
