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Success Story: Biohazard Logistics CompanyHybrid WAN with SD-WAN

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A specialized medical waste logistics

company was looking to improve

operational efficiency and reduce

administrative overhead.

• The organization had been through 400+

acquisitions over the years and had more

than 200 network vendors

• Not able to ensure consistent security,

reliability, and speed at all locations

• Difficult for internal teams to manage

complex, international network

infrastructure

• It didn’t have in-house expertise to design

a solution to address the challenges

Challenge

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• Implementing a fully-managed SD-WAN

solution in 400 locations in US, Canada,

and Puerto Rico

• Deployed site surveys to assess the

requirements at each location to design

the solution

• Took on management of their existing

infrastructure which provided deeper insight

into the existing network

• Deployed MPLS, broadband, and SD-WAN to

improve network efficiency and security

• Delivered Managed Enterprise Services for

ongoing management of the network allowing

them to focus internal resources on other areas

of the business

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Future-proof network with SD-WAN to

support ongoing transition of applications

to the cloud

Results

Improved visibility and control with a

single pane of glass to manage entire

network and infrastructure

Reduced administrative overhead with

single-source, managed solution