Challenge
- Legacy network could not support exponential demand increase.
- Autonomous business unit networks were driving up costs.
- Global, cloud-computing strategy required next-gen network.
Solution
- Implemented SD-WAN to replace nine Virtual Private Networks.
- Introduced global policies and managed to Service Level Agreements.
- Positioned corporation to better leverage cloud computing and mobility.
- Planned and led global migration
Outcome
- Increase workforce productivity and mobility with connectivity and uptime required by cloud-based applications and data storage.
- Manage global infrastructure costs and avoid duplicate business unit investments while
supporting growth. - Simplify network management by reducing the number of tools, people, platforms and
processes required. - Mitigate risk of prolonged network outages with global policies to maintain required production service levels
How we built the solution.