CenturyLink positioned as a leader in Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Europe

LONDON, July 7, 2015 /CNW/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced it has been positioned as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Europe, by leading analyst firm Gartner.

"CenturyLink continues to focus on Europe to meet growing demand for colocation, managed hosting, cloud and network services," said Richard Warley, managing director for CenturyLink's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations. "We believe being named a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Europe, reinforces our commitment to delivering a complete portfolio of technology services and differentiated hybrid IT innovation through our advanced cloud services and complementary infrastructure, network and managed services."

Gartner analysts Tiny Haynes, Gianluca Tramacere and Gregor Petri authored the Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Europe, report, published on June 30, 2015. CenturyLink also was recognized in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, Worldwide, report published on May 19, 2015.

With the recent acquisitions of Orchestrate, Cognilytics and DataGardens, as well as global expansions of its cloud node locations and data center footprint, CenturyLink continues to advance its global managed services, cloud and colocation offerings for enterprises.

About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting, and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband, voice, video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport network. Visit CenturyLink for more information.

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