As the digital transformation accelerates, some enterprises find their existing dedicated lines saturated, while the rapid globalization of business intensifies the demand for remote work and mobile access. The need for improved data transmission quality has become urgent, prompting the imperative for an overall network upgrade. This article presents a case study of a multinational manufacturer deploying international SD-WAN, offering a brief analysis of its application effectiveness and advantages.

The headquarters of this enterprise is located in Shanghai, with additional branches and product development centers in Guangzhou, Xi’an, and Shanghai. Furthermore, the company has subsidiaries in the United States and Europe, along with a manufacturing center in Vietnam. Its operations span across 50 countries and regions, boasting a workforce exceeding 1500 employees. After assessing the merits and characteristics of various solutions, the enterprise opted to deploy the international SD-WAN solution for network upgrade and optimization.

Deployment of International SD-WAN Solution

This scenario represents a typical application of a multi-branch wide-area network connection. Based on the enterprise’s requirements, different specifications of hardware CPEs were deployed at domestic headquarters, branch offices, factories, and warehouses. Simultaneously, overseas offices were equipped with vCPEs, connecting to international SD-WAN backbone network POP nodes. With zero-touch deployment, the network setup was effortlessly completed, eliminating the need for manual route configuration, ensuring a straightforward and efficient maintenance process.

Effectiveness of the Global SD-WAN Solution

The deployment of global SD-WAN significantly enhanced the stability of branch access to the headquarters, leading to a notable improvement in the experience of mobile access. Internal staff complaints about network issues decreased by 80%. Using the SD-WAN control platform to modify configurations and then uniformly distributing them to the sub-stations reduced the time required for single-point configurations from 1-2 days to as fast as 30 minutes.

This increased flexibility in network adjustments. Visualizing the overall network status facilitated centralized control of network resources, with timely fault warnings enabling swift issue localization. The successful implementation of global SD-WAN mitigated 90% of severe faults, contributing to an overall improvement in troubleshooting efficiency and a reduction in network operation costs.

Through the successful application of global SD-WAN, this manufacturing enterprise achieved a global network optimization, enhancing both connection stability and the mobile access experience. The significant advantages in operational efficiency and network operation costs position global SD-WAN as a preferred solution in the field of enterprise network optimization for global manufacturing companies. If you are interested in global SD-WAN, feel free to contact Ogcloud for more information!