"…In addition to offering a platform for big data management and analytics in the cloud, [CenturyLink] is also focused on delivering value-added use cases that run on this platform and help our customers become more agile and responsive," said Gary Gauba, president of CenturyLink Cognilytics, the provider's Big Data and Advanced Analytics solutions business unit that CenturyLink established in 2014 after acquiring San Jose, Calif-based predictive analytics company Cognilytics.

CenturyLink expects its big data-as-a-service solutions to be generally available later this year. Cloudera's existing managed services provided by CenturyLink are generally available today.