Unified network management across a vast infrastructure footprint
Unifying Network Operations Through SD-WAN Deployment
Enterprise organization unifies its distributed network operations through the deployment of SD-WAN technology.
Client context
The work begins with the operating reality.
Client
This company's networking footprint spanned 60 offices worldwide, necessitating a radical SD-WAN solution to meet their visibility and management needs.
EngagementEnterprise organization unifies its distributed network operations through the deployment of SD-WAN technology.
IndustryEnterprise
SolutionsNetworking
The challenge
What had to change
As is typical with companies that undergo mergers amid continuous expansion, our client’s networking infrastructure was comprised of disparate technologies at each office site that inhibited unified network management. The engineering company also faced mounting costs from managing its previous multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network. Finally, the company’s legacy network switches could not support adequate cybersecurity mechanisms, posing threats to its business operations. Our client needed to transform its network yet lacked the manpower to complete such a daunting and technologically complex project.
The BlueAlly solution
How the work came together
BlueAlly began this project by collaborating closely with our client to understand its previous networking footprint and recommend cost-effective options that supported its business requirements. We chose Versa SD-WAN to meet our client’s need for end-to-end visibility and ease of management in its network infrastructure. Our expert technicians procured, configured, and deployed the Versa solution and related hardware on-site. We then provided post-implementation device management, empowering the engineering company with dedicated, accessible support for software patches and updates.
Versa’s SD-WAN solution also enabled us to implement identity-based segmentation across our client’s network and robust firewalls at each office site, thereby strengthening its cybersecurity posture. In deploying this solution, we reduced management complexity across the engineering company’s distributed infrastructure, helping our client overcome the challenges resulting from its previous hodgepodge of networking technologies. This project reinforced BlueAlly’s ability to provide a true turnkey solution tailored to our client’s business needs.
The results
What changed
We completed this project in less than a year, resulting in thousands of dollars in cost savings by migrating our client from an MPLS-based network to a simplified SD-WAN solution. Our tailored solution also bolstered scalability, visibility, and manageability to streamline operations across the engineering company’s global networking footprint. This project strengthened our client’s trust in BlueAlly’s capabilities, with the engineering company then leveraging BlueAlly’s expertise to deploy modernized network switches across its LAN infrastructure.
Our client also dismantled technological silos and enhanced its digital operations through BlueAlly’s strategic planning consultations. During these consultations, our subject matter experts educate the engineering company’s key stakeholders on the latest technologies that can benefit their business. These diverse projects showcase BlueAlly’s multifaceted expertise in helping today’s companies conquer complexity to ensure seamless operations and long-term business growth.
Outcome highlights
What the client gained.
Reduced costs by thousands of dollars by migrating off of MPLS infrastructure
Enhanced network scalability to enable future business growth
Implemented robust security safeguards across the client’s network
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