One design for every branch
A common network and security design was set for the branches, so each site could be built, supported and changed the same way.
SD-WAN designBranch security
Client story · SD-WAN
A national SD-WAN rollout Branches kept operating as each site moved across
Beijer Ref supplies refrigeration, HVAC and climate technology through a national branch network. We designed, supplied and deployed its SD-WAN, and brought each site across in sequence while the branches kept trading.
Project snapshot
- Customer
- Beijer Ref, a national refrigeration, HVAC and climate technology supplier
- Requirement
- Change the branch network while every branch kept trading
- Solution
- One SD-WAN design, equipment staged centrally, sites cut over in sequence
- Outcome
- Branches on one consistent, centrally supported network
The brief
A national network that had to keep working while it changed
Each branch relies on its connection to serve customers, coordinate suppliers and keep stock moving. Changing the network across a national footprint meant planning the work so branches could keep operating throughout.
We ran the rollout as one programme, from design and supply through staging, cutover and ongoing visibility, and sourced the equipment as part of the same engagement.
How the rollout ran
Prepared centrally, cut over in sequence
BeforeBranch network
Sites connected and trading across the country.
DesignCommon standard
A consistent network and security design for each branch.
StageEquipment
Supplied, configured and tested centrally before dispatch.
PlanSites
Each branch prepared and scheduled for its cutover.
Cut overSite by site
Branches brought across in sequence and kept trading.
Afterwards
Sites came under central visibility as they went live.
What the rollout covered 01 02 03 04
Design, supply and cutover in one programme
Equipment sourced and staged centrally
Equipment was sourced through Inlight IT, then configured and tested centrally before dispatch, so installation at each branch was a known, repeatable step.
ProcurementCentral staging
Cutovers planned around trading
Each branch was prepared and scheduled for its cutover so it could keep serving customers while the change happened.
Cutover planningBranch continuity
Visibility from the first site
As each site went live it came under central visibility, so the network could be monitored and supported as one estate.
Central visibilityOngoing support
The outcome
A managed network across the branch estate
Beijer Ref's branches now run on one consistent SD-WAN environment, visible and supported centrally.
Branches kept operating
Each site was prepared before its cutover, so branches kept trading through the move.
A consistent standard across the estate
Network and security run to the same design at each branch.
Supported as one estate
Sites came under central visibility as they went live, so the network is monitored and supported as a whole.
Technology and service scope
SD-WAN designEquipment supplyCentral stagingSequenced cutoverBranch securityCentral visibility
Next step
Plan your multi-site network rollout
We design SD-WAN across multi-site estates, supply and stage the equipment, cut sites over around your operations and run the network afterwards. Talk to us about your rollout.
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