Three Key Takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2016 (Video)

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — As the official Direct Connect Provider for Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent, Level 3 Communications, Inc. (LVLT) provided direct cloud connectivity to deliver this year’s annual conference entirely over the AWS Cloud. Anthony Christie, Chief Marketing Officer for Level 3, shares his three key takeaways from re:Invent 2016.

Hybrid IT is a new world. Customers have a better understanding of how they want to move to the cloud than they did previously; now, they are looking to implement hybrid IT.
Cloud is no longer about planning; it’s about strategy. Enterprises are taking the next step in asking, “What are the implications on my operating environment and what does it mean to my network?”
Security, performance and agility. In the hybrid IT and hybrid cloud evolution, the network is at the core of delivering superior cloud connectivity.

Watch the video here: http://lvlt.co/Level3atReInvent.

Follow Level 3’s perspectives on the digital transformation and the role of hybrid cloud on the blog Beyond Bandwidth, http://blog.level3.com/category/cloud-computing.

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