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Gain detailed information on the technologies, products and services that will help you make informed decisions about your telecom needs, future and security. CenturyLink's white papers give ample information for you to be knowledgeable when conversing with colleagues and your CenturyLink representative about important choices and solutions.

Finding the Right Cloud Solution for Your Needs

A well-thought-out cloud computing strategy can give you the resources you need to streamline operations and scale your organization.

Planning for Disaster and Everyday Threats

From downtime costs to regulatory compliance, the need for strategic business continuity and disaster recovery planning is clear, but what does that mean for your organization?

Five Essentials to Prepare for (Relatively) Easy Disaster Recovery

Many businesses are unprepared to maintain access to critical data and applications in the event of a disaster. Results from a recent Coleman Parkes Research study published by CA Technologies showed that "small companies suffer the most during periods of downtime, showing the least ability to generate revenue." You can't eliminate threats to business continuity, but you can implement a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plan that will keep your company productive. Start with these 5 essential best practices for BC/DR.

Cloud Security: CIOs Have More Pressing Things to Worry About

According to a recent online poll of IT and business leaders conducted by IDG Research Services, virtually all enterprises are using or plan to use at least one application and/or a portion of their computing infrastructure via a hybrid cloud model.

Reaching for the Cloud

IT cites benefits, downplay security as they move applications to the cloud
Will security worries be the undoing of cloud adoption? Not likely, given other, more pressing threats like device theft, mobility and IT consumerization. And with new technologies able to mitigate the real and perceived risks inherent in hybrid clouds— the combination of internal and external services—IT leaders say they see opportunities to up the ante on security for greater end-to-end protection.

The Extended Enterprise: Manage Complexity, Cost, and Compliance

An IDC Executive Brief
Today's business operating environment across all industries has become a challenging and competitive arena. As organizations strive to grow and capture market share, they use a variety of business models and solutions to successfully achieve their business objectives.

Is Cloud Computing Right for Your Business?

Cloud-based computing is one of the hottest topics in IT circles, as businesses of all sizes look for more innovative, efficient ways to do business while reducing the high cost of infrastructure. But what exactly do we mean when we talk about the cloud? What's real and what's hype? And what does it mean for your business?

Five Steps for Protecting Patient Data: A Security Checklist for Electronic Health Records

Are you ready for the new HITECH Act's requirements for privacy and security? Do you know what safeguards are required to protect patient data? Get the answers you need in this simple checklist with links to the latest regulatory standards for electronic health records.

Six Basic Steps for Better Security

Like business insurance and disaster planning, data security is all about reducing risk.Learn what basic security steps you should take to protect against viruses, worms, spyware and other hazards-and keep your business up and running.

Best Practices for Better Security: Protecting Your Data and Eliminating Vulnerabilities

The Web and email are integral parts of your business, yet the open nature of the Internet makes your business more vulnerable to security issues, including viruses, spyware and phishing schemes. New risks arise daily, but you can protect your business by implementing these best practices for better data security.

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