Experts ready to accelerate your cloud projects
Accelerate your cloud implementation by leveraging CenturyLink’s Cloud Onboarding Services. Our team is composed of solutions architects with deep cloud experience on the enterprise scale. You can select from a menu of QuickStart Onboarding Packages designed specifically for CenturyLink Cloud, Dedicated Cloud Compute, Cloud Application Manager, Vormetric DSM and SafeHaven Disaster Recovery. Or you can engage with our Solutions Consulting team for an intensive, personalized consultation. Contact one of our sales staff to discuss how we can facilitate your success.
While our customers generally find our products intuitive and easy, new customers to our Hybrid IT Delivery Platform often benefit from having our Cloud Services Onboarding Group assist with their transition — or simply help speed the process. But don't just believe us. Let our actual customers share how much CenturyLink QuickStart Onboarding has helped them in their Digital Transformation journey.
With our Onboarding Services, we take a collaborative approach to facilitate each customer's adoption of our Hybrid IT Delivery Platform. We consult closely to identify and prioritize each customer's unique business challenges and goals. And we help customers empower their internal staff with new skills and the confidence to realize the benefits of the whole range of cloud services we offer.
The following QuickStart Onboarding packages are available for CenturyLink Cloud. These cost-effective offerings enable customers to accelerate their cloud adoption, maximize ROI, and ensure usage of the latest best practices for optimal performance and reliability.
Please contact our Cloud Sales Architecture team at cloudhelp@centurylink.com to order or learn more about the QuickStart Onboarding packages listed below.
CenturyLink Cloud QuickStart Express |
CenturyLink Cloud QuickStart Advanced |
CenturyLink Cloud QuickStart Advanced Plus |
CenturyLink Cloud QuickStart Enterprise |
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Kick-Off Meeting/Quick Overview | X | X | X | X |
Architecture Review & Best Practices Consultation | X | X | X | X |
Post-Deployment Debrief & Long-Term Support Overview | X | X | X | X |
Designated Engineer Assigned for Onboarding | X | X | X | X |
Designated Project Manager Assigned for Onboarding | X | |||
Detailed CenturyLink Cloud Training Session (1-2 hours) |
X | X | X | X |
Assistance with Provisioning Network Services & User IDs VPN Tunnel, Firewall Rules, Shared Load Balancer |
X | X | X | X |
Assisted Server Provisioning Services | Up to 4 Servers | Up to 10 Servers & 2 OVF Imports |
Up to 15 Servers & 5 OVF Imports |
Up to 30 Servers or OVF Imports |
Planning Session: Account Hierarchy Design and Deploy Critical for large enterprises with Shadow IT, departmental charge-backs or security concerns |
X | X | X | |
* Module A: Leveraging Automation with Blueprints, Runner and APIs Assisting customers to create their own automation (Q&A, basic script and Blueprint/Runner guidance; 20 hours maximum) |
* Choose from A, B or C |
X | ||
* Module B: LBaaS Module Install and configure Netscaler, HAProxy, or F5 Load Balancer(s). Import virtual load balancer appliance (up to 3 appliances.) Custom expressions (appexpert)/iRules are outside of the scope of this package. |
* Choose from A, B or C |
X | ||
* Module C: Identify Management Module Account Hierarchy/Governance design session. Implementation consulting assistance (AD Domain extension, management, SAML configuration, 8 hours maximum) |
* Choose from A, B or C |
X | ||
Deep Dive Multi-Day Platform Classes Topics: Account Hierarchy, Blueprints, API, Runner (training and hands-on workshop), Servers, Storage, Backup, Networking, Autoscale, Security |
X | |||
Planning Session: Connectivity Options and VLAN Access Policy Planning | X | |||
Assisted Core Infrastructure Provisioning Includes Authentication, Directory Services, Backups and Monitoring Service |
X | |||
Length of Engagement | 30 days | 30 days | 45 days | 90 days |
Costs | $600 | $2,000 | $5,000 | $20,000 |
CenturyLink consultants can work closely with you accelerate your Digital Transformation journey. Empower innovation, improve agility, leverage data and analytics, and gain competitive advantage through faster time-to-market and improved efficiencies.
Contact our Cloud Sales Architecture team at cloudhelp@centurylink.com for a no-obligation consultation.
"An excellent onboarding experience. Meetings were scheduled in a convenient manner matching our schedule. Any questions that arose during the engagement were always pursued quickly and answered."
— A Leading Securities & Commodities Exchange
"The onboarding engineer was great - he was very accommodating, patient, and went above and beyond what he contractually had to. We came away feeling like we had all the tools necessary to successfully set up and manage our environment."
— An Online Marketplace Site
“CenturyLink’s Cloud Onboarding services provided the best introduction to a platform that I have encountered in my career.”
— A Leading Multinational Mass Media and Information Firm
“The CLC onboarding services were excellent.”
— A National Fast Food Restaurant
"I was extremely impressed with the onboarding team's approach. As a customer, the onboarding team has left many in my organization feeling very good about our decision to move to the CTL cloud. If the onboarding team is any indication of the level of customer service we will receive in the future, that will reinforce our impression of your overall organization."
— A Government Agency
Service | setup |
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CenturyLink Cloud QuickStart Express
Assisted Deployment and Training Services to help you accelerate your journey to the cloud. Provisioning for up to 4 servers. |
$600 |
CenturyLink Cloud QuickStart Advanced
Assisted deployment services and best practice consultation to maximize ROI. Provisioning for up to 10 servers and 2 OVF imports. |
$2,000 |
CenturyLink Cloud QuickStart Advanced Plus
Assisted deployment services, best practice consultation and 1 addtional planning and implementation module. Assisted provisioning for up to 15 servers and 5 OVF imports. |
$5,000 |
CenturyLink Cloud QuickStart Enterprise
Tailored for strategic and/or enterprise organizations requiring complex onboarding. Applicable to customers who have extended onboarding requirements. Provisioning for up to 30 servers/OVF imports. |
$20,000 |