Revolutionizing WAN Infrastructure
See how a publicly traded national cannabis grower / retailer established comprehensive IT visibility, transitioned from their current provider, and implemented a single-vendor solution for all IT needs.
National Cannabis Grower / Retailer
A publicly traded national cannabis grower / retailer needed to revolutionize their WAN infrastructure to pave the way for scalable growth using CommandLink.
Client Profile
National Cannabis Producer. Publicly Traded Company. 175+ Locations. $1BB in Revenue.
Customer Challenges
01
Visibility Gap
Lack of visibility and no centralized management made network management difficult across 175+ locations.
02
Billing & Cost Pressure
Billing Nightmare and the need to lower costs created pressure to achieve cost efficiency to support hyper-growth.
03
Provider Sprawl
Eliminate Vendor Sprawl and smoothly transition from their current provider.
04
Process Burden
Manual Support Processes and Zero Support Automation created the need for a full support automation model.
CommandLink
Objectives
IT Visibility
Establish comprehensive IT visibility for network management
Provider Transition
Smoothly transition from their current provider
Single-Vendor Model
Implement a single-vendor solution for all IT needs
Hyper-Growth Efficiency
Achieve cost efficiency to support hyper-growth
100% Uptime Architecture
Deployed primary, secondary, and tertiary connectivity solutions for 100% uptime.
Custom Deployment Strategy
The CommandLink procurement team helped the client escape a cumbersome vendor relationship using a custom deployment strategy.
Automation Model
CommandLink implemented a full support automation model.
Fortinet SD-WAN Integration
Integrated into Fortinet’s SD-WAN solution.
Outcome
Complexity Reduction
Reduced Complexity
Network Operations
Superior Network Management
Cost Impact
Significantly Reduced Network Costs
Project Execution
Seamless Transition Thanks to CommandLink’s Project and Deployment Teams
ITSM Ordering
The CommandLink ITSM made ordering and managing new services quick and flawless for their long-term and short-term technology projects.
Architecture Savings
By transitioning to CommandLink’s superior architecture, the organization achieved drastic network savings.
POD Automation
By transitioning to CommandLink’s superior architecture, the organization achieved drastic network savings.