Modernizing your global infrastructure
through an SD-WAN transformation
Global Transportation Manufacturing
& Services Company | 3-Minute Read
Case Study
AT A GLANCE
- Primary Concern: Infrastructure Modernization
- Services: Portfolio & Program Management, Data Visualization & Storytelling
Implementing an SD-WAN solution as part of your company’s infrastructure modernization objectives requires expertise and careful planning. In order to provide cost savings opportunities for our client we delivered a strategy and framework to advance their infrastructure consisting of 1,400 locations across the globe in a multi-vendor environment.
$5M
savings per year
1,400
Locations tracked
Real-Time
Financial tracking
SITUATION
How do we advance our infrastructure?
- Need to modernize network capabilities across 1,400 locations
- Need to reduce infrastructure operating cost
- Need for visibility into status of migrations
APPROACH
Paving the way
AustinCSI provided visibility into current infrastructure costs for each of the organization's locations to determine appropriate vendors for maximum cost savings and optimal performance. Additionally, we created a framework for centralized migration tracking & reporting of hardware and circuits and a strategy for managing site readiness and communication.
RESULTS
Ensuring success around the globe
- Documented current and future state analyses
- Created country-specific business cases and communication plans
- Managed multiple vendors to ensure program success
- Created a centralized repository for all required data
- Created processes to track the delivery of hardware and circuits to ensure migration readiness per location