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Savvis Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Two Reports: Managed Hosting, Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service

ST. LOUIS , March 8, 2012 /CNW/ - Industry analyst firm Gartner Inc. has positioned Savvis, a CenturyLink company (NYSE: CTL - News) and global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, in the Leaders quadrant in both the Magic Quadrant for Managed Hosting and the Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service.

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The cloud-focused reports can be accessed at http://www.savvis.com/en-US/Advantages/Pages/gartner-magic-quadrant-leader.aspx.

"Many of the world's largest and most well-known companies rely on Savvis' enterprise-class cloud solutions, and we believe these Magic Quadrant recognitions speak loudly to the reasons our clients see us as a global cloud leader," said Bill Fathers, president of Savvis. "Our focus on cloud will continue as demonstrated by our recently accelerated investment in our cloud offerings. We deliver cloud-based solutions that improve business agility and reduce costs."

Savvis' flexible enterprise cloud services are designed and deployed to meet a broad range of global computing needs. From integrated and hybrid cloud designs to fully virtualized cloud data center solutions, Savvis cloud services deliver business agility and can transform enterprises through maximum scalability and security, seamless migration, a flexible engagement model and superior performance for even the most mission-critical of business requirements.

The Magic Quadrant for Managed Hosting was published on March 5, 2012 . The Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service report was published on Dec. 8, 2011 . Both reports were authored by Gartner analysts Ted Chamberlin and Lydia Leong .

The evaluation for both reports was based on vendors' completeness of vision, including market understanding, offering strategy and innovation, among other criteria. The Magic Quadrant also assesses ability to execute, which includes capabilities, overall viability and customer experience.

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Leading Analyst Firm Recognizes Savvis as a Leader in Two Cloud-Focused Magic Quadrants