-- Businesses can benefit from near real-time data access over virtually any 
distance

Businesses worldwide are looking to improve how they manage their data to 
enhance performance of data-intensive applications. To help these businesses 
access data residing anywhere in the world as if it were local, Lumen 
Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) has introduced Data Access Accelerator. This managed 
service, which runs on the Lumen Platform, allows for unstructured, file-based 
data to be acquired and processed from different locations. Now businesses can 
experience improved productivity with near real-time file access regardless of 
location, spend less time moving files, and devote more time to gaining 
valuable insight from their data. It is another way Lumen is furthering human 
progress through technology. 

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"Business success today means being able to acquire, analyze and act on data 
anywhere, from the cloud to the distributed network edge," said David 
Shacochis, vice president of enterprise technology and field CTO for Lumen 
Technologies. "With Lumen Data Access Accelerator, we give organizations access 
to their data across secure networks, so files stored thousands of miles away 
load as if they were stored locally. This solution helps them take advantage of 
the data-intensive applications of the 4th Industrial Revolution and can be 
used in combination with the Lumen global edge compute platform." 

Lumen(R) Data Access Accelerator offers organizations the following benefits: 

    -- Accelerated time-to-value from data with the ability to make high-
       performance connections to geographically dispersed, file-based data 
       wherever it resides, without copying or moving first. 

    -- Enhanced user productivity from near real-time access to files and 
       expanding how those files can be used and where they can be processed 
       and manipulated. 

    -- Adaptable infrastructure that can adjust to changing business needs, 
       minimizing reliance on IT to build new infrastructure for data storage 
       and transfer. 

    -- Strengthened data integrity and security from executing on files at 
       the point of origin, instead of creating duplicate copies. 

    -- Maximize competitiveness by obtaining value from data faster than 
       those who struggle with data replication. 

    -- Simplified data management lifecycle with a solution fully managed and 
       monitored by Lumen. 

"Businesses are struggling to turn unstructured data into business value, 
because it is often stored in disparate environments and locations, far from 
the analytics tools, applications and users that need it," said Lynda 
Stadtmueller, research vice president, network, data center & cloud, Frost & 
Sullivan. "Lumen's new Data Access Accelerator will streamline and speed the 
flow of this unstructured data, allowing users and machines to access it as if 
it were local. As a fully managed service, Lumen Data Access Accelerator 
simplifies data management, enabling organizations to maximize the value of 
their data."

Additional Resources 

    -- For more information on Lumen Data Access Accelerator, visit: 
       https://www.lumen.com/en-us/hybrid-it-cloud/data-access-accelerator.html

About Lumen Technologies 
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology 
advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles 
and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most 
secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and 
communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about Lumen's network, edge 
cloud, security and communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose 
to further human progress through technology at https://news.lumen.com, 
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/Lumentechnologies. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks of 
Lumen Technologies, LLC in the United States. Lumen Technologies, LLC is a 
wholly owned affiliate of CenturyLink, Inc.  

* The Lumen brand was launched on September 14, 2020. As a result, CenturyLink, 
Inc. is referred to as Lumen Technologies, or simply Lumen. The legal name 
CenturyLink, Inc. is expected to be formally changed to Lumen Technologies, 
Inc. upon the completion of all applicable requirements.

SOURCE: Lumen Technologies

CONTACT: Lumen Technologies, Darryn Lim, t: +65-67688085, e: 
darryn.lim@lumen.com