OBS’s SD-WAN for JDE
Coffee company Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) put complete faith in Orange Business Services (OBS) to network its 120 depots, plants and offices across the world. OBS earned its trust through its track record of software defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) testimonials, reported in Mobile Europe. By creating a bespoke cadre of code Orange Business Service has created the sensitivity and intelligence that turned a framework of hardware devices, such as switches, routers, satellites and subsea cables, into a flexible infrastructure that is only a few Turings short of omniscience.
JDE wanted the unique character of its organisation to be tailored for with a unique ‘suit’ that fit it perfectly and left room for growth. OBS created an omnipotent globally connected comms and computing super-automaton using managed Flexible SD-WAN across 40 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
In addition, OBS provided a range of managed network security services across the core infrastructure of JDE’s data centres in Amsterdam, Sao Paulo and Singapore. There are also multiple cloud-based security systems that constantly re-shape themselves to match the flow of traffic and computing needs of the business.
The wisdom of choosing the flexible SD-WAN was soon proved when JDE’s merger and acquisition activity increased after it bought a company in the Asia Pacific region. JDE was supported by its technology and it instantly integrated the new teams and sites into its global IT infrastructure. This allowed the new staff to get up to speed quickly by gaining rapid access to corporate applications and the network. This saved a significant amount of time and allowed for rapid onboarding.
“Orange Business Services built us a strong, scalable and secure connectivity infrastructure. This quickly put us on a solid path to transformation, with the digital services our business needs to reach our expansion goals,” said Alexander Min, IT Director of Global Information Systems at JDE. “The end-user experience has improved too.”
OBS’s Evolution system is designed to expedite digital transformation and propel businesses faster, explained Nemo Verbist, Senior Vice President Europe for Orange Business Services. Jacobs Douwe Egberts has already seen major performance benefits as new sites can join the network without it having to break step. “This is hopefully the beginning of a fruitful partnership,” said Verbist.