CenturyLink Has Its Head in the Clouds [telecom]

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The telecommunications leader could win the hearts of more enterprise customers with its new cloud-based orchestration platform.

By Steve Symington

If there's one thing that's certain in the world of technology, it's change. And so it goes for telecommunications giant CenturyLink, which continues to foster its strategic revenue streams to offset declines in its legacy businesses.

Of course, CenturyLink also has its hands full ensuring its impending acquisition of Level 3 Communications closes as planned later this year. But in the meantime, one intriguing strategic growth opportunity for CenturyLink lies with its budding status as an IT services and enterprise cloud solutions provider.