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Chris McReynolds, VP of product management, cloud and data services at Lumen Technologies, joins the podcast to discuss Lumen's approach to edge computing and what's driving edge use cases among enterprise customers."We have a lot of distributed physical locations where we can deploy edge computing nodes, we have a lot of fiber connectivity to manufacturing locations, logistics and sorting centers – the types of locations where these edge and IoT use cases make a lot of sense and add a lot of business value," said McReynolds.In addition to building out edge computing locations to "cover 95% of enterprises in North America," Lumen has invested in its network and compute layers and "automated a lot of the network over the past three or four years for an SDN-enabled network," said McReynolds. He emphasized Lumen's efforts to focus both on the physical and virtual infrastructure to support edge computing use cases.Here are just a few things covered in this podcast episode:Lumen's strategy and approach to edge computing (01:36)Deploying edge computing sites to improve latency (04:58)Enterprise use cases for edge computing (07:37)Partnerships with T-Mobile and other service providers and vendors (10:24)Lumen's Edge Private Cloud, Edge Gateway and Edge Bare Metal (12:46)Related stories and links:Mapping out edge computing: How dense is it?Lumen's Mike Benjamin: An old RAT with new tricksLumen pairs edge computing with private cloudLight Reading Podcast news, analysis and opinionSign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris McReynolds, VP of product management, cloud and data services at Lumen Technologies, joins the podcast to discuss Lumen's approach to edge computing and what's driving edge use cases among enterprise customers."We have a lot of distributed physical locations where we can deploy edge computing nodes, we have a lot of fiber connectivity to manufacturing locations, logistics and sorting centers – the types of locations where these edge and IoT use cases make a lot of sense and add a lot of business value," said McReynolds.In addition to building out edge computing locations to "cover 95% of enterprises in North America," Lumen has invested in its network and compute layers and "automated a lot of the network over the past three or four years for an SDN-enabled network," said McReynolds. He emphasized Lumen's efforts to focus both on the physical and virtual infrastructure to support edge computing use cases.Here are just a few things covered in this podcast episode:<ul><li>Lumen's strategy and approach to edge computing (01:36)</li><li>Deploying edge computing sites to improve latency (04:58)</li><li>Enterprise use cases for edge computing (07:37)</li><li>Partnerships with T-Mobile and other service providers and vendors (10:24)</li><li>Lumen's Edge Private Cloud, Edge Gateway and Edge Bare Metal (12:46)</li></ul> Related stories and links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.lightreading.com/the-edge/mapping-out-edge-computing-how-dense-is-it/d/d-id/771128" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mapping out edge computing: How dense is it?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lightreading.com/videomedia/sandvine-report-reveals-app-complexity-and-video-everywhere/d/d-id/774941" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lumen's Mike Benjamin: An old RAT with new tricks</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lightreading.com/service-provider-cloud/lumen-pairs-edge-computing-with-private-cloud/d/d-id/771602" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lumen pairs edge computing with private cloud</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lightreading.com/lr-podcast.asp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Light Reading Podcast news, analysis and opinion</a></li></ul> <a href="https://www.lightreading.com/newsletter_signup.asp?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=Acast&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_CTA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter.</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Lumen's Chris McReynolds on edge computing

Just a few years ago, Lumen Technologies was another fiber based telecoms company – until they successfully transformed into a tech business driving innovation at the cutting Edge.New technologies such as 5G, IoT, AI, and Edge are dramatically changing the telecoms landscape. But how are companies responding? Lumen Technologies is a business that has embraced the opportunity – refocusing its expertise, and helping enterprises around the globe to revolutionize their business with Edge-powered solutions. In this episode of Accelerators, we hear from Chris McReynolds Vice President of Product Management, Cloud, and Data Services at Lumen. He talks about why it makes sense to move digital interactions closer to the end-user, overcoming the challenges around the adoption of edge technology, and the importance of the partner ecosystem in addressing different market needs as the future of Edge unfolds. Listen now to hear how Lumen Technologies’ self-transformation journey has set this former telco on an excting new path – growing further, faster, beyond.  “A tech company is a company who listens well to its customers and has great agility to stay ahead of their needs.”

Just a few years ago, Lumen Technologies was another fiber based telecoms company – until they successfully transformed into a tech business driving innovation at the cutting Edge.New technologies such as 5G, IoT, AI, and Edge are dramatically changing the telecoms landscape. But how are companies responding? Lumen Technologies is a business that has embraced the opportunity – refocusing its expertise, and helping enterprises around the globe to revolutionize their business with Edge-powered solutions. In this episode of Accelerators, we hear from Chris McReynolds Vice President of Product Management, Cloud, and Data Services at Lumen. He talks about why it makes sense to move digital interactions closer to the end-user, overcoming the challenges around the adoption of edge technology, and the importance of the partner ecosystem in addressing different market needs as the future of Edge unfolds. Listen now to hear how Lumen Technologies’ self-transformation journey has set this former telco on an excting new path – growing further, faster, beyond. “A tech company is a company who listens well to its customers and has great agility to stay ahead of their needs.”

Chris McReynolds, Vice President of Product Management, Cloud, and Data Services at Lumen Technologies discusses how Lumen have transformed into a leading provider of Edge-powered solutions.