Transitioning from MPLS to SD-WAN
See how a leading U.S. bank used CommandLink to seamlessly transition from MPLS to SD-WAN and a next-gen firewall, streamline network management, consolidate vendor sprawl, and unify improved monitoring across their business network.
Banking Network Transformation
The client sought to transition from an expensive and inefficient MPLS network to a Versa SD-WAN solution. Challenges included a lack of visibility, service inventory management, and an absence of automation in monitoring and support response.
Client Profile
115 US Locations. 60th Largest Bank in the U.S. $BBs Under Management.
Customer Challenges
01
MPLS Cost Pressure
The client sought to transition from an expensive and inefficient MPLS network to a Versa SD-WAN solution.
02
Visibility & Inventory
Lack of visibility and difficulty in managing network service inventory created gaps across the business network.
03
Zero Automation
An absence of automation in monitoring and support response made network management harder to streamline.
04
Transition Without Internal Resources
Needed a seamless transition from MPLS to SD-WAN and a next-gen firewall without using internal resources.
CommandLink
Objectives
Transition Program
Seamlessly transition from MPLS to SD-WAN and a next-gen firewall using CommandLink's project management team.
Vendor Consolidation
Streamline network management by consolidating their vendor sprawl.
Support Automation
Enable automation across monitoring and support response.
Business Network Monitoring
Unify improved monitoring across their business network.
Network Aggregation
Single-vendor solution combining network aggregation and professional services.
SD-WAN Deployment
Professional services for designing/deploying the new SD-WAN.
Integrated ITSM
Proprietary ITSM CommandLink platform for integrated network service management, monitoring, and administrative management of ALL services.
Tier-3 Support Automation
Tier-3 support automation for monitoring and support response.
Outcome
Complexity Reduction
Reduced Complexity
Network Management
Superior Network Management
Transition Execution
Seamless Transition Thanks to CommandLink’s Project and Deployment Teams
MPLS to SD-WAN
CommandLink oversaw and executed the transition from MPLS to SD-WAN without using the client’s internal resources.
ITSM Efficiency
The client saved thousands of IT hours using CommandLink's proprietary ITSM to streamline their technology management.
Support Offload
The client was able to offload their network support burden with CommandLink's support automation combined with dedicated 24/7 tier-3 engineers.