Lumen connects the world. We digitally connect people, data and applications – quickly, securely and effortlessly. Everything we do at Lumen takes advantage of our network strength. From metro connectivity to long-haul data transport to our edge cloud, security, and managed service capabilities, we meet our customers’ needs today and as they build for tomorrow. 

Join us for an insightful webinar where we explore the transformative power of Lumen Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) in the AI era. As businesses increasingly rely on AI to drive innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage, the need for a robust, scalable and flexible network infrastructure has never been greater.

In this session, our experts will delve into the key challenges faced by organizations today, including data inaccessibility, outdated infrastructure, scalability and flexibility issues and migration challenges. We will demonstrate how Lumen NaaS addresses these pain points by providing secure, high-speed connectivity that supports the demands of AI and modern workloads.

Discover how Lumen NaaS can help your organization achieve accelerated research, cost-efficient data movement, and real-time AI requirements. Learn about the benefits of instant activation, secure and cloud-like experiences, and flexible, cost-effective bandwidth. Our presenters will share an AI use case and product demonstrate to showcase the impact of Lumen NaaS on business growth and innovation.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and practical knowledge on designing a scalable architecture that can adapt to the dynamic needs of the AI era. Register now to secure your spot!

Designing a Scalable Architecture to Support Business Growth in the AI Era

Ready to simplify your network and streamline and scale cloud connectivity? Join us for an action-packed webinar where we’ll show you how Lumen Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) delivers instant, scalable, and secure connectivity across clouds, sites, and data centers.

Discover how private multi-cloud and site connectivity can transform your operations. We’ll break down the key drivers behind the NaaS movement, share real-world use cases, and walk you through a live demo that shows just how easy it is to connect your entire digital ecosystem—from HQ to branch.

In this session, you’ll learn:

- The benefits of Lumen NaaS cloud and site connectivity, including private, secure, and high-performance connections.
- How to deploy and manage network resources in minutes with on-demand scalability and low latency.
- See how easy it is to create dynamic connectivity for seamless connections between data centers, cloud service providers, headquarters, and branch locations.
- Strategies for agile workload movement in hybrid cloud environments, leveraging up to 30 Gbps speeds and connectivity to major cloud providers.
- Practical solutions for disaster recovery, SaaS migration, and departmental cloud integration.
- Enhancing operational efficiency and scalability with Lumen NaaS for flexible and secure connectivity options.

Don't miss this opportunity to discover how Lumen NaaS multi-cloud and site connectivity can help you adapt to today's dynamic needs with speed, ease, and security. Register now to secure your spot!

Agile multi-cloud & site connectivity: Launching on-demand networking with Lumen NaaS

Perimeter protection is not enough in today’s evolving threat landscape. Network security must be an integrated, agile component of your cybersecurity strategy. But how can you deploy robust protection that is as flexible and on-demand as the network services it’s protecting?

Join this webinar to discover how Lumen® Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) delivers powerful, built-in security that you can deploy in minutes and control on-demand. We will explore how Lumen NaaS integrates security at its core, offering automated, proactive defenses to safeguard your critical applications and data.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

- Automated DDoS Defense: Discover how Lumen® DDoS Essentials provides affordable, multi-layered protection against common volumetric attacks, easily activated as part of your Lumen® Internet On-Demand service.
- Proactive Threat Blocking: See how Lumen Defender℠ Powered by Black Lotus Labs®  automatically blocks malicious traffic from known bad actors before it reaches your network.
- On-Demand Provisioning: Watch a practical demonstration of how to provision and manage these security services on-demand through the Lumen® Control Center portal.
- Enhanced Visibility: Understand how to leverage integrated reporting to monitor threats and gain valuable insights into your security posture.

This webinar is ideal for IT leaders, network architects, and security professionals seeking to simplify operations and embed security directly into their network infrastructure.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to defend your network from the core. Reserve your spot today!

Defend & Connect: Built-in Security with Lumen® Network-as-a-Service (NaaS)

What if managing your network was as fast, flexible, and convenient as managing your cloud services? It can be. Join the first webinar in our "Connected by Design: Lumen NaaS in Action — From API to Edge" series to discover how Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) can transform your business. This session defines NaaS as the "cloudification" of networking—fully digital, on-demand, billed by usage, and deployable in minutes. 

In this informative session, you'll learn:
-The foundational concept of NaaS and its immediate benefits for your enterprise.
-How Lumen's NaaS leverages edge-to-cloud infrastructure, advanced APIs, and built-in security for a competitive advantage.
-Practical demonstrations of real-time provisioning, activating on-demand services (Internet, Ethernet, IP VPN), and scaling bandwidth.
-How to integrated embedded security options - like DDoS Essentials - during provisioning.
-Real-world applications, including dynamic cloud connectivity for AI workloads, on-demand disaster recovery, and efficient IoT/edge deployments.

Hosted by Nicholas Casale, Senior Director Specialized Sales-NaaS, and Cale Baldwin, Principal Technology Architect, both from Lumen Technologies. This webinar is ideal for IT decision-makers, network architects, and anyone looking to leverage agile, on-demand networking.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain a competitive edge in network management. Reserve your spot today!

What Is NaaS? Launching On-Demand Networking with Lumen

In today’s fast-paced digital world, organizations must be prepared to handle unpredictable spikes in network demand—whether it’s a major sporting event, a retail holiday rush, or a pop-up health clinic. Join Lumen experts for an inside look at how Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) empowers businesses to rapidly scale, secure and optimize their networks for any event, season or surge. 

This session will explore: 
- The challenges of traditional networking during high-traffic events and seasonal surges—including latency, provisioning delays, and cost inefficiencies. 
- How Lumen® NaaS delivers on-demand provisioning, low-latency performance, and cost optimization—enabling you to activate and scale bandwidth in minutes via a self-service portal or API. 
- Real-world case studies from industries like live sports, retail, and media, showcasing how organizations seamlessly handled 25x bandwidth spikes, restored connectivity in minutes, and improved customer experiences during critical moments. 
-A live demonstration of the Lumen Control Center, showing how easy it is to manage, monitor, and scale your network in real time. 

Whether you’re supporting a global event, launching a new product, or preparing for seasonal peaks, discover how Lumen NaaS provides the agility, reliability, and security your business needs—without overprovisioning or long-term commitments.

Game Day Ready: Scalable Network Solutions for Events, Seasons and Surges

This presentation delves into how to advance agile workloads in data center environments with Lumen Network-as-a-Service (NaaS). Attendees will gain insights into the benefits of Lumen NaaS, including high-capacity, low-latency connectivity, and the ability to scale on-demand. The session will also highlight how Lumen NaaS solutions enhance application performance, customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Attendees will see a demonstration of the service, showcasing its ease of use and rapid deployment capabilities.

In this session, you’ll learn:

- Market trends impacting network infrastructure
- Key challenges in managing multi-cloud and multi-data center environments
- Benefits of Lumen NaaS for advancing agile workloads
- Practical use cases of Lumen NaaS for data center environments
- How to deploy and manage Lumen NaaS for optimal performance and cost-efficiency.
- Expected business outcomes of implementing Lumen NaaS for data centers

Don't miss this opportunity to discover how Lumen NaaS can help you advance agile workloads and data center connectivity with speed, ease and security. 

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Advancing Dynamic Workloads and Data Center Connectivity

This presentation delves into how to advance agile workloads in data center environments with Lumen Network-as-a-Service (NaaS). Attendees will gain insights into the benefits of Lumen NaaS, including high-capacity, low-latency connectivity, and the ability to scale on-demand. The session will also highlight how Lumen NaaS solutions enhance application performance, customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Attendees will see a demonstration of the service, showcasing its ease of use and rapid deployment capabilities.

In this session, you’ll learn:

- Market trends impacting network infrastructure
- Key challenges in managing multi-cloud and multi-data center environments
- Benefits of Lumen NaaS for advancing agile workloads
- Practical use cases of Lumen NaaS for data center environments
- How to deploy and manage Lumen NaaS for optimal performance and cost-efficiency.
- Expected business outcomes of implementing Lumen NaaS for data centers
 
Don't miss this opportunity to discover how Lumen NaaS can help you advance agile workloads and data center connectivity with speed, ease and security. 

Register now to secure your spot!

In this webinar session, we will explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a crucial role at the cusp of a new era of digital transformation. 
We will delve into how AI's influence extends to various aspects of business operations: reshaping strategic transformation, driving operational efficiency, enabling innovation, enhancing customer-centricity, and supporting swift adaptation with data-driven insights. These business demands necessitate the rethinking of IT operations to meet the ever-growing needs of AI applications. To stay competitive now and in the future, enterprises must adopt a cloud-first, cloud-triggered, and cloud-networked approach to capitalize on these business outcomes and amplify their digital transformation efforts. 
Lumen is honored to be joined by Sol Rashidi. Sol is a trailblazer in Data & AI, known for her pivotal role launching IBM’s Watson in 2011. With over three dozen large-scale implementations and 10 granted patents, Sol has garnered numerous prestigious awards: 
•Top 100 AI People, 2023
•Top 10 Global Women in AI & Data award, 2023
•Top 75 Innovators, 2023
•Top 65 Most Influential Women, 2023
•Top AI 100 Award, 2023
•Global 100 Power List, 2021-2023
•Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics, 2020-2023
•Isomer Innovators of the Year award, 2021-2023
•50 Most Powerful Women in Tech, 2022
•Top 20 CDOs Globally, 2022
•Chief Analytics Officer of the Year, 2022
•Top 100 Women in Business, 2022
•Forbes AI Maverick of the 21st Century, 2022

Sol has held significant C-Suite positions at companies such as Estee Lauder, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Sony Music, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and Ernst & Young. She is also a global keynote speaker and author of the Amazon bestselling book, "Your AI Survival Guide".
Join us as we embark on this journey to understand how embracing cloudification, addressing bandwidth constraints and security, and leveraging innovative technologies can help us build robust, scalable, and future-ready networks.

AI and Cloud: Transforming Network Architecture for Tomorrow

Digital transformation (DX) is a pivotal strategy for businesses seeking to enhance their competitive edge, improve customer engagement, and streamline operations. This journey, however, is fraught with numerous challenges. Organizations frequently encounter security threats, IT modernization hurdles, skills gaps, and budget constraints. These obstacles are further compounded by the need to integrate innovative technologies, maintain operational efficiency, and meet evolving customer expectations.
 
As companies expand their digital business and operations, they become more vulnerable to cyber threats, more incumbered by legacy systems, and more strain on skills and budgets. The rapid pace of technological advancements requires continuous IT modernization—a never-ending cycle putting pressure on existing infrastructures and resources.
 
In this complex landscape, Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) emerges as a flexible, on-demand solution that addresses key challenges and delivers significant positive outcomes. NaaS allows businesses to manage their network connectivity more effectively and securely, offering scalable and adaptable network solutions that can be tailored to specific needs. By adopting NaaS, organizations can enhance their digital presence and improve application performance, which are critical for maintaining customer satisfaction. The service-based model of NaaS also enables cost-effective network management, thereby mitigating budgetary constraints.
 
Join us and John Speranza, Founder & CEO, C3Aero LLC, a Lumen NaaS customer, for an insightful webinar where we delve into the trends, challenges and successes of digital transformation and essential guidance for businesses and IT organizations to move forward faster and with greater efficiency, ease, and security

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