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products and give employees the ability to obtain deeper insight into customer trends . By increasing access to data , Hansgrohe has boosted collaboration and encouraged the creation of cross-functional teams .
To enable its network transformation , Hansgrohe migrated from MPLS to an Internet-based underlay , leveraging GTT ’ s global Tier 1 IP network to provide greater network assurance , flexibility and speed . GTT Managed SD-WAN was selected to automate the operation and management of Hansgrohe ’ s global network , improving visibility and control of the network and increasing efficiency and reliability . traffic , when necessary , through a secure gateway when users attempt to access less trusted destinations on the global Internet .
“ As an early adopter of SD-WAN starting in 2017 , we have learned a lot ,” said Goetz . “ We saw the move to cloud coming and the need for more bandwidth and performance to handle all the data supporting the growth of our business . Now , the GTT Managed SD- WAN gives us the additional flexibility and bandwidth we need and the ability to prioritise our most critical communication over other less critical connections to ensure our people can collaborate efficiently .”
Secure connectivity around the globe
The GTT Managed SD-WAN solution also supported the company ’ s move to Microsoft Office 365 , SharePoint and Teams . These cloud-based tools proved even more valuable as Hansgrohe migrated to a remote work model following the emergence of COVID-19 . Hansgrohe completed its migration shortly before the pandemic struck , allowing the company to quickly adjust to the realities of the new remote work era .
The GTT solution provides safe and secure connectivity with enhanced end-to-end encryption and the ability to allow remote sites to connect directly to the company ’ s secure Microsoft Office 365 cloud and to redirect
As a result of the efficiencies achieved so far , the company is looking at moving even more of its applications into the cloud .
The benefits
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic , GTT transitioned Hansgrohe to its new Managed SD- WAN on time and with no technical issues , downtime or outages .
The connected future
Hansgrohe is continuing to evaluate which additional applications and services to move to the cloud in the future – with an eye towards migrating a high
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