Cisco’s SD-WAN technology secures services
Wipro Ltd and Japan’s Olympus have embarked on Wide Area Network (WAN) transformation journey that improves application experience and reduces OPEX across more than 40 countries.
Wipro will deliver managed Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) transformation services to Tokyo-headquartered Olympus leveraging Cisco technology.
Wipro’s #WANFreedom solution would also standardize Olympus global WAN spread across 40+ countries. Wipro’s centralized platform for contract management will consolidate our service providers and is expected to provide up to a 30 percent cost reduction.”
“With Wipro, we have embarked on our WAN transformation journey that improves application experience and reduces our OPEX as Wipro’s #WANFreedom solution standardizes our global WAN spread across 40+ countries,” said Stephen Kneebone, Global CIO, Olympus.
“Wipro’s centralized platform for contract management will consolidate our service providers and is expected to provide up to a 30% cost reduction.”
“As we move into a world where businesses are focused on being more resilient by accelerating digital transformation, we believe that we are keeping pace with the change. Our cloud adoption and application migration initiatives demand high performance from the network,” said Kneebone.
Kiran Desai, Senior Vice President, Cloud and Infrastructure Services, Wipro, said, “Wipro’s #WANFreedom provides comprehensive lifecycle services spanning consulting, planning and design, implementation, and managed network services.”
“Our as-a-service model powered by an integrated automation platform will create a cognitive digital networking infrastructure for Olympus, which is secure and dynamic. Its enhanced capabilities will help Olympus gain the flexibility to access multi-cloud services, reduce overhead, and support new applications in its digital transformation journey.”
“As organizations adopt the cloud for key applications, their WAN architecture must also evolve to provide the best experience for their users and improved efficiency for their organizations,” said Scott Harrell, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Intent-Based Networking Group.
“Agility and security are paramount in this transition. Through Cisco’s secure SD-WAN technology and Cisco’s new Service Creation Program for partners, Wipro can help customers like Olympus secure their connectivity to multiple clouds, optimize their application experiences and accelerate their digital transformation journeys,” Harrell elaborated.
As a part of this engagement, Wipro will use its proprietary managed network services solution, #WANFreedom to re-architect Olympus’s WANs and enable support across distributed applications in a hybrid multi-cloud environment.
The new network infrastructure will drastically improve Olympus’s application performance to deliver superior end-user experience, resulting in increased business productivity, agility and reduced costs for IT.
The managed services model allows Wipro to deliver optimal cost-effectiveness and reliability to its customers by monitoring, maintaining, and managing services continuously.
Wipro’s managed SD-WAN #WANFreedom services are enabled by Cisco’s global Secure SD-WAN Managed Services Partner (MSP) Program. #technologies #cloud #banking /fiinews.com
