CenturyLink expands further into Asian cloud market with Chinese managed hosting

October 3, 2014 Off By David

Grazed from CloudTech. Author: James Bourne.

Communications provider CenturyLink has opened up a Shanghai data centre and announced the availability of its managed hosting service in China. The latest expansion continues the telco’s aggressive move to the cloud, after a series of data openings this year including Toronto, Reading and Chicago. Back in May CenturyLink slashed prices on its cloud storage, in line with competitors, and in August they announced launch ofCenturyLink Private Cloud, which aims to combine the security of private with the agility of public cloud.

The expanse in Asia brings the total number of data centres at CenturyLink to 57. “For multinational corporations looking to grow their customer base, entering China presents enormous opportunities and challenges,” said Gery Messer, CenturyLink Asia Pacific managing director. “CenturyLink makes it easy for businesses to host within China’s borders, offering access to the same highly secure managed services and consistent IT experience available across our global footprint.”…

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