Microsoft and Lumen Expand Co-Selling for Enterprise AI Networks

Microsoft and Lumen Technologies announced an expanded co-selling collaboration on November 2, 2026, focused on connecting the data, applications and infrastructure used for enterprise AI workloads and broadening access to Lumen networking capabilities through Azure and Microsoft Marketplace. Microsoft and Lumen said enterprise AI initiatives often rely on data and applications distributed across public clouds, private data centers, offices and partner environments, while the connecting networks can remain fragmented and complex.

The collaboration is intended to align network transformation with Azure modernization earlier, bringing connectivity, security, data movement and AI infrastructure decisions into one enterprise architecture. Lumen intends to bring its full suite of cloud networking and application connectivity capabilities to Azure, expanding how customers can access and deploy those capabilities through Microsoft’s cloud and AI ecosystem.

Through the expanded co-sell effort, the companies plan to extend joint account planning around enterprise opportunities where network modernization, Azure migration and AI transformation converge. They also plan to identify opportunities to add further Lumen capabilities to Azure and Microsoft Marketplace over time. The stated enterprise priorities include linking sites, data centers and…