Business Intent Overlays

Barrett Steel supports acquisition strategy, streamlining new site deployments with Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform and Unity Orchestrator centralized management

From the local park bench and bicycle rack to the tallest skyscrapers and industrial complexes, steel is at the center of it all. From its founding in 1866, Barrett Steel has been a leading player, having grown to become the UK’s largest independent steel stockholder.

As cloud-based application adoption continues to accelerate, geographically distributed enterprises increasingly view the wide area network (WAN) as critical to connecting users to applications.

As enterprise applications migrate from the corporate data center to the cloud, private line connections such as multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) have proven to be overly rigid and expensive. With greater reliance on the internet, the opportunity to achieve “cloud speed” is better served by integrating broadband services into the WAN transport mix.

Westcon-Comstor, a global distributor of IT and networking solutions, needed higher availability and performance in its WAN. By deploying the EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform, replacing MPLS at most sites with 100 percent broadband and implementing Boost WAN optimization, Westcon gained a tenfold increase in available bandwidth, cut file transfer times by 98%, and ensured high quality of service for its VoIP system.

North American Title improves performance and efficiency of network services with EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform

For most people, buying a home is one of the biggest transactions in their lifetimes. Naturally, all buyers want to know with certainty that the property is truly theirs to purchase, with no encum-brances such as a lien or claim from another party. That’s where title settlement services and title insurance play a vital role.

MidSouth Bank builds flexible broadband WAN for a hybrid cloud future with EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform

Banks can sometimes earn a reputation for being “old school” institutions. Being heavily regulated they tend to be conservative about how data is
accessed and shared, and in many cases technology is viewed as just another cost of doing business. But MidSouth Bank sees things differently.

Builders FirstSource retires router-centric network, gains greater flexibility, control, and performance with EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform

Across the U.S., construction professionals know where to go for high-quality building products— Builders FirstSource. This national supplier of professional-grade building materials has 450 locations across the 48 contiguous states and Alaska, including business offices, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities.

Westcon-Comstor gains up to tenfold increase in available bandwidth, and boosts application performance while reducing MPLS dependence with Unity EdgeConnect

With more than 20,000 reseller partners around the world, Westcon-Comstor is a powerhouse in the distribution of category-leading security, collaboration, networking, and data center IT solutions.

An SD-WAN can bring new levels of performance and availability to mobile-based business use cases using 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) connectivity. In fact, SD-WAN for mobile-based business applications is spawning a new set of specialized, managed, cloud-based service opportunities for service providers in industries such as on-site construction management, emergency support services and remote logistics management.

Unity EdgeConnect enables the use of any combination of WAN connectivity while leveraging path conditioning, First-packet iQ combined with tunnel bonding and Unity Boost capabilities to meet defined SLA requirements. All resulting in increased user satisfaction and productivity.

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