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Jean-François Leroux, Network & Infrastructure Manager at Nexans (a worldwide leader in cable systems) explains us how his company simplifies its operations and saves 50% on bandwidth over its network with WAN Governance solutions from Ipanema.
 
Frank Lyonnet, VP Product Marketing at Ipanema, highlights how SWAN (Strategic Wan Acceleration Navigator) will help enterprises clarify their requirements for global application performance management and WAN Optimization by computing a score around five strategic axes.
 
In a series of  4 webcasts Ipanema presents in details some of the fundamental benefits of WAN Governance and Autonomic Networking. Do not hesitate to attend these live events or their recorded counterparts.

Kind Regards,
 

Béatrice

 

Béatrice Durand for Ipanews: Jean-François Leroux, please tell us about Nexans?
Jean-François Leroux: Nexans is a worldwide leader in the cable industry. We offer an extensive range of cables and cabling systems to raise industrial productivity, improve business performance, etc. Listed on NYSE Euronext Paris, Nexans has an industrial presence in 39 countries and commercial activities worldwide. Our 23,000 employees are connected over 130 sites via MPLS, and 20 of our sites are connected via the Internet. Three platforms (based in Paris, Hong-Kong and Atlanta) interconnect the group’s subsidiaries to our network, which is operated by BT.

BD: Why did you require an application traffic management solution?
JFL: Our rapid development significantly increased the complexity of the network. The number of service suppliers, business applications (IP Telephony, Instant Messaging, etc.) as well as the number of sites grew strongly. Consequently, the increased pressure on resources and the time needed to manage the complexity of the network and traffic were detrimental to the service provided to our production plants. Therefore, we decided to deploy a global and dynamic network management solution.

BD: And why did you select Ipanema?
JFL: Our goal was to move from a traditional and static network management system to a dynamic and centralized one that was based on application performance. Ipanema’s global management approach fully met our specifications.

BD: Why did you decide to use Ipanema through a managed service?
JFL: In order to simplify both network and application performance management to the maximum possible, we opted for the managed service offered by BT, which is our current service provider.

BD: Why do you also use the WAN Governance Permanent Audit service?
JFL: WAN Governance allows us to further simplify and align the network and traffic management with our business goals. It enables us to manage the network from a business perspective.

BD: To sum it all up, what benefits have you seen from using Ipanema?
JFL: we now manage the network in a much more simple and dynamic manner. When we open a new branch, it is directly integrated into the network. We don’t need to modify the architecture or use extensive resources to manage it day-to-day. Ipanema brings us the flexibility we need to constantly adapt the network to changes.

Moreover, the solution generates a quick ROI. We no longer need to change links and access points to address network and traffic evolution. Ipanema’s optimization capabilities guarantee critical application performance and maximize network usage. As a direct result, we estimate that we reduce our bandwidth needs by 50%.