Lumen Technologies Launches Edge Private Cloud Pre-Built Infrastructure for Private Computing Connected to Global Fiber Network

Lumen Technologies has introduced Edge Private Cloud, providing pre-built infrastructure for performance private computing connected to a global fiber network.

Edge Private Cloud offers IT solution that includes
compute, storage, network, and security

Edge Private Cloud is managed by Lumen and helps businesses go-to-market with the capacity needed for interaction-intensive applications.

“Lumen has decades of experience helping our customers implement private cloud solutions for critical workloads, and now we are extending our private cloud capabilities onto our ultra-low latency edge platform,” said Chris McReynolds, VP, cloud edge product management. “We can help our customers enhance experiences, enhance application performance, and improve security and control – with speed and at scale by empowering them to deploy workloads closer to digital interactions on pre-built hardware and managed infrastructure. With Lumen Edge Private Cloud our customers can have a customized private cloud environment running within days, with Lumen assisting with design, implementation, managed services, and security consulting.“

According to 451 Research, edge private cloud infrastructure has emerged as an approach that can deliver technology and business benefits to support critical industry edge workloads. Enterprise respondents to the group’s Voice of the Enterprise: IoT, workloads and Key Projects 2021 survey cited cost (45%), availability of supporting compute, storage, and connectivity (44%), data sovereignty protection (42%) and location security (40%) as top concerns when choosing a venue to execute digital workloads for emerging use cases and applications.

“Edge private clouds combine the dynamic, flexible, scalable, and cost-effective characteristics of the cloud with the security, low latency, and high performance of an edge venue,” said Melanie Posey, research director, cloud and managed services transformation, 451 Research, S&P Global Market Intelligence. “An edge private cloud venue is ideally suited for many modern workloads because it combines current technologies and the cloud ecosystem with the ability to flex to meet growing workload performance requirements and evolving business demands at scale.“

The company offers infrastructure choices and services on a platform that enables businesses to take advantage of emerging applications of the 4th industrial revolution. Edge Private Cloud is a managed infrastructure-as-a-service that brings together one of the world’s private cloud platforms with the Lumen global fiber network, edge facilities, security, and managed services to help bridge clouds, IT infrastructure, and storage that allow applications to run at peak performance.