SD-WAN Deployment · Managed WAN Services · Multi-Site Australia

Managed SD-WAN Deployment for Multi-Site Organisations.

SD-WAN Deployment Australia · Managed SD-WAN Services · Multi-Site WAN · SD-WAN Solution · Business WAN Deployment

Replace MPLS contracts and fragmented VPN infrastructure with a secure, application-aware SD-WAN architecture - designed, deployed and managed by Australian network engineers. Structured methodology. Ongoing managed service. Fixed-price SLA.

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What organisations typically achieve

  • Reduce WAN costs by 30 to 70% replacing MPLS with broadband, fibre and 5G
  • Microsoft 365, Teams and SaaS performing consistently across every site
  • Zero operational disruption during migration from legacy WAN or MPLS
  • New sites deployed in days via zero-touch provisioning -- not weeks waiting on circuits
  • Single managed service covering every site, every link and every security policy

Is this your situation?

The WAN problems that bring Australian organisations to this conversation.

  • MPLS contracts that no longer make economic sense - paying for bandwidth you do not use, locked into multi-year terms
  • Fragmented VPN infrastructure built site by site over years - inconsistent, unmanaged and increasingly unreliable
  • Microsoft 365 and Teams performing poorly across branch sites - video calls dropping, cloud apps slow despite good internet at head office
  • Security spread across multiple vendors and locations - no unified visibility, no consistent policy, rising operational complexity
  • SD-WAN consolidates multi-site networking and security into a single managed architecture

application-aware routing, intelligent failover across NBN, fibre and 5G links, and consistent security policy across every location. Designed, deployed and managed for you from day one.

450+

Sites — Single Managed Environment

Global multi-site deployment, licence supply and management

110+

Branch SD-WAN Deployment

National distribution network, all Australian states

Zero

Operational Disruption

Across every staged SD-WAN rollout

24/7

Australian NOC Monitoring

Link, performance and security — always on

SD-WAN deployment — problems we solve

When your WAN becomes the bottleneck.

These are the operational and commercial signals that tell us an organisation's WAN is working against the business. Most mid-market Australian organisations experience several of these simultaneously -- they are symptoms of a network model built for a simpler, smaller organisation that has since grown past it.

MPLS costs rising without a performance improvement

MPLS contracts are multi-year, capacity upgrades are slow and expensive, and the cost-per-megabit is orders of magnitude higher than comparable broadband links. You are paying for a service that cloud workloads have made largely redundant.
"We pay over $1,500 per month per site for links that Teams cannot run reliably over."

Microsoft 365 and cloud apps slow at branch offices

Legacy WAN forces cloud traffic to backhaul through a central hub before reaching Microsoft or cloud platforms -- adding 40 to 60% latency that no amount of MPLS bandwidth fixes. The architecture was designed before cloud applications existed.
"Teams calls are fine at head office. Every branch complains about dropped audio and freezing video."

VPN infrastructure grown site by site with no architecture

Each location was connected as the business grew -- different configurations, different ISPs, no centralised visibility or management. No one has a complete picture of what exists or whether it is secure.
"We have six sites running six different VPN setups. When something breaks, diagnosis takes hours."

New site deployment takes weeks or months

Traditional WAN provisioning requires new circuits, manual per-site configuration, and logistics that extend rollout timelines well beyond what the business needs. Opening a new location becomes an IT project that delays operations.
"Opening a new branch takes three months for the network alone. The business has already moved on."

Security policy inconsistent across locations

Each site has accumulated its own security configuration over time. Policies differ between locations, some sites have no effective enforcement, and there is no unified view of the security posture across the environment.
"We are confident the head office is configured correctly. The regional offices are less certain."

Link failures disrupt operations before anyone notices

Without active monitoring and intelligent failover, a failed WAN link takes down a branch site until someone reports it and a manual fix is applied -- often hours later. The business discovers outages through staff complaints, not IT systems.
"The first we know a site is down is when someone rings to say they cannot access anything."

If more than two of these describe your current environment, a WAN assessment can quantify the cost and clarify what SD-WAN deployment would deliver.

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The managed service difference

Deployment is the start. Managed operations is the value.

Many organisations deploy SD-WAN and then manage it themselves -- or leave it largely unmanaged after go-live. Our model is different. Deployment is the foundation. What matters commercially is the ongoing managed service that ensures the environment continues to perform, stays secure and scales as the organisation grows.

How we work

A structured approach to
SD-WAN deployment.

Whether deploying SD-WAN for the first time or expanding an existing environment, our approach remains consistent: assess the environment first, deploy with zero disruption, and design an architecture that can be reliably operated and scaled over time.

01

Assess

Network and WAN Architecture Review

We document your full environment before recommending anything -- existing links, ISP arrangements, security policy, application requirements and site-by-site connectivity profile.

  • Current WAN topology and link inventory per site
  • Application performance baselining across locations
  • Security policy and firewall configuration audit
  • MPLS cost and contract position review

02

Design

SD-WAN Architecture and Platform Selection

Purpose-built architecture designed around your site types, application profile, security requirements and growth plan. Platform recommendation follows the assessment -- not before it.

  • Multi-link design per site (fibre, NBN, 4G/5G)
  • Application SLA policy and routing design
  • Security fabric and segmentation architecture
  • Centralised management and visibility platform

04

Manage

Ongoing Managed WAN Operations

24/7 monitoring, automated failover, firmware management, performance tuning and monthly reporting. Single fixed-price per-site monthly fee. We manage ISP escalations -- one point of contact, not multiple providers.

  • 24/7 NOC monitoring -- all sites, all links
  • Firmware and security patch management
  • Monthly WAN health and performance report
  • ISP escalation and carrier management

Platform and vendor approach

The right platform for your environment.

We are not a single-vendor reseller. Our engineers work across the leading SD-WAN platforms and recommend the architecture that fits the environment -- not the one that benefits us commercially. In practice, Fortinet is our primary platform for most Australian mid-market deployments, because its integration of SD-WAN, firewall, SASE and ZTNA in a single operating system is the right architecture for the majority of multi-site organisations we work with.

Our vendor position: We recommend Fortinet when it is the right architecture. When another platform is better suited -- whether that is Cisco Meraki for a specific use case, or a hybrid approach during a VMware/Broadcom environment redesign -- we will say so clearly. Platform selection always follows the assessment, never precedes it.

Fortinet FortiGate SD-WAN

Primary platform
SD-WAN, next-generation firewall, ZTNA and SASE built into a single FortiOS operating system -- managed through FortiManager for centralised visibility across every site. Recommended for most Australian multi-site deployments. The integrated architecture eliminates the overhead of assembling separate networking and security products.
FortiGate SD-WAN
FortiManager
FortiSASE
Fortinet ZTNA
Security Fabric

Cisco Meraki SD-WAN

Available where suited
Cloud-managed SD-WAN with strong centralised dashboard and auto-VPN capabilities. Well-suited for organisations with existing Meraki switching and wireless infrastructure, or where cloud-first management is the primary requirement.
Meraki MX
Auto-VPN
Cloud Dashboard

VMware / Broadcom Migration

Network redesign
Organisations exiting VMware VeloCloud following the Broadcom acquisition are evaluating SD-WAN alternatives. We provide migration assessments and architecture redesign for environments requiring a platform change without disrupting live multi-site operations.
Platform Migration
Architecture Redesign
Zero Disruption

Common questions

SD-WAN deployment common questions.

These are the questions we hear most often from Australian IT and operations leaders evaluating SD-WAN for the first time, or planning a migration away from MPLS.

Q

How long does an SD-WAN deployment take for a multi-site organisation?

For a typical 10 to 20 site deployment, we achieve full go-live within 4 to 8 weeks -- significantly faster than MPLS provisioning at 60 to 120 days per circuit. The critical path is the assessment and design phase, not the physical rollout. Zero-touch provisioning means site work is minimal. Larger deployments are staged -- early sites go live while others are being prepared, so the business sees results before the full rollout is complete.

Q

Will migrating from MPLS to SD-WAN cause network downtime?

No. Our standard approach deploys SD-WAN in parallel to existing MPLS first. The new environment is tuned and validated while the current network continues operating. Cutover at each site is a controlled, scheduled event typically completed in under an hour during a low-traffic window. We do not begin cutover at any site until the SD-WAN environment has been validated against agreed performance baselines.

Q

Can SD-WAN work with our existing NBN, fibre or Telstra connections?

Yes. SD-WAN aggregates whatever connections are available at each site -- NBN, business fibre, Telstra or Optus broadband, 4G/5G, or even existing MPLS circuits during a transition period. You do not need to change your ISP arrangements before deployment. We typically recommend combining a primary fixed-line connection with a 4G/5G backup per site. Our assessment identifies the optimal link configuration per site before recommending any changes.

Q

What does the ongoing managed service include after deployment?

Ongoing managed SD-WAN includes 24/7 link monitoring and automated failover, firmware and security patch management, application SLA policy management, centralised visibility and reporting, monthly WAN health reports, and ISP escalation management on your behalf. All support is delivered by Australian-based engineers. The service is priced per site per month -- fixed cost that scales predictably as you add locations.

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Find out what your WAN is actually  costing you.

A focused, no-obligation network audit with an Australian SD-WAN engineer. We review your current environment, model the cost of your existing WAN against SD-WAN alternatives, and give you a clear picture of what deployment would deliver -- before you commit to anything.

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  • Your current WAN topology, link inventory and MPLS costs
  • Microsoft 365 and cloud application performance across your sites
  • SD-WAN architecture options and recommended platform
  • Indicative deployment cost, timeline and managed service pricing
  • A clear first step -- not a generic proposal
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Free. No obligation. Australian network engineer -- not a salesperson.
  • SD-WAN deployments from 2 sites to 450+
  • Zero operational disruption -- proven across every rollout
  • Assess first -- no platform recommended without review
  • Sydney and Newcastle engineers, national delivery

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