Conglomerate deploys SD-WAN across 400 locations, lowers WAN costs by 40 percentage
February | 2020
Client background
Client: A multinational company
Industry: Conglomerate
Products/Services: Steel products, machines and industrial services, elevator systems, trains and shipbuilding, etc.
Area of operations: Worldwide
Number of employees: Over 1, 50, 000
Challenge
The client’s strategic focus was on sustainable value creation for their end customers. Their existing WAN service provider was unable to meet the challenges posed by the legacy network. The challenges included:
The client wanted a partner with network management expertise, industry-leading processes, and strong execution capability in order to help them optimize their network infrastructure and manage their priorities efficiently.
Solution
The client conducted a thorough evaluation of available SD-WAN products. After extensive market research, the client selected Wipro as their partner to leverage their proven track record in SD-WAN implementation, and their dedicated SD-WAN CoE that houses multiple OEM products to resolve the existing challenges and take ownership of the client’s network.
Solution highlights:
Business Impact
Wipro and CloudGenix provided a stable network environment with SD-WAN to support the client’s growing business and drastically brought down WAN costs. Advanced analytics allowed the client to pull up any site dashboard showing traffic, high bandwidth applications, server response time etc. Improved reporting also enabled chargeback to business units based on application-wise bandwidth consumption. The notable outcomes were:
“The consulting and business case creation led engagement with the client helped them not only select the right solution, but also realize business benefits. With Wipro’s zero-touch, automated deployment approach, the client was able to transform to SD-WAN 3 times faster, move from MPLS to internet, and was able to realize benefits much earlier.
-Ramesh NG, Director – SDN, and DMTS - Senior Member, CIS, Wipro
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