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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.TRANSCRIPT
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The CenturyLink® DifferenceConnectivity | Cloud | Commitment
71%
1,700
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2 2012 IBM CEO Study, p. 13 link
1#
CEOs
identified technology
factor = success
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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
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Yet today’s IT organizations are faced with more complex
challenges than ever
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new applications
Big DataData quality
security threats
Cloud migrationlegacy upgrades
increased costs
System downtime
shareholder value
revenuegrowthbring your own device
merger and acquisition integration
outsourcing
reducing OPEX
security threatsShadow IT
new applications
talent management
Data quality
Cloud migration
System downtimemarket share
customer satisfaction
Shadow IT legacy upgrades
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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
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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
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Connectivity
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Connectivity: Best-in-Class Network
enough to circle the Earth 17 times
430,000 miles of fiber
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Connectivity: Best-in-Class Network
connected to 55 data centersplus another 170+ third party data centers
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Connectivity: Best-in-Class Network
40,000+ buildings on networkand the number grows everyday
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Connectivity: Best-in-Class Network
carrying 100 trillion bits/secwith documented 99.999% uptime
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Connectivity: Best-in-Class Network
Security practices that exceed the standards of even our most demanding
customer—the US Government.
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Connectivity: Best-in-Class Network
fastest growing Ethernet provider in 2012
3 Source: Vertical System Group’s 2012 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard
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Cloud
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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
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Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
Recognized by Gartner as a leader in 2 categories
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Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
Gartner Magic Quadrant forManaged Hosting,North America, 2013
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Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
Gartner Magic Quadrant forCloud 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
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Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
over 2.4 million raised square feet
across 55 Savvis data centers
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Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
hosting 26 petabytes of data130 times the Library of Congress
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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
unlimitedopportunity
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Cloud: Industry Leading Solutions and Expertise
0% downtime in New Jersey data center during Hurricane Sandy
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Commitment
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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, IIIChief Executive Officer and President
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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
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CenturyLink: Proven Strength and Stability
Our customers are the reason why we are where we are today.
Top 3communications
provider
Top 150of Fortune 500
48,000 3 CEOsemployees worldwide
over the last 75 years
$18.7Bin annual pro-forma
revenues
$3.045Bin free cash
flow
Highestinvestor returns in
industry for 15 years
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When you work with CenturyLink, you can…
Help Ensure You’re Secure
Eliminate Inefficiencies
Concentrate On What’s Core
“You work with us.”
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So what do you think?
Isn’t it time to experience the CenturyLink Difference for yourself?
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The CenturyLink® Difference: AppendixConnectivity | Cloud | Commitment
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Appendix: CenturyLink Leadership
Glen F. Post, IIIChief Executive Officer
and President
O. Matt BealSVP, Corp
Strategy/Product Development and Chief
Technology Officer
Bill CheekPresident,
Wholesale Markets Group
Steve DavisEVP, Public Policy
& Government Relations
Stewart EwingChief Financial Officer
and Asst. Secretary
Stacey GoffEVP, General Counsel and
Secretary
Thomas J. McEvoySVP, Integration and
Process Improvement
Maxine MoreauSVP Network Services
Karen PuckettEVP and Chief
Operating Officer
Girish VarmaEVP, Information
Technology Services
Jeffrey Von DeylenPresident, Savvis
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Appendix: CenturyLink Networks
Local Service Areas
Fiber
Data Centers
North America
Europe
Asia Pacific
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Appendix: CenturyLink International Network
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