An identical architecture wherever you are
A new objective quickly emerged: “to have an identical architecture throughout the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, whether we're working on a small site with 30 people, or in a training center with 1,300 or 1,500 learners,” explains Benjamin Guyomard, Production Department Manager at CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Objectives
CMA has a new project to integrate its firewalls into Flexible SD-WAN to further simplify the management of its IT system.
Fortinet SD-WAN to harmonize systems
For CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the solution involves IP telephony for all entities and a broader project to standardize Internet connectivity across its sites. The Fortinet SD-WAN technology, in partnership with Orange Business, is seen as the most suitable option. It will enable the harmonization of information systems for both Internet access and IP telephony.
"The goal is to have guaranteed lines so that we can continue working at all times," notes Frédéric Métivier, System and Network Administrator at CMA. One of the concerns for CMA management was that with IP telephony, they would depend on the Internet, risking service interruptions. Therefore, CMA decided to simultaneously launch a large-scale project: the redundancy of its Internet access.
"The SD-WAN project was complex, involving the migration of 37 sites using different technologies to a single technology. We were a bit anxious," recalls Benjamin Guyomard.
Project Management to reassure the teams
Project Management is a service from Orange Business designed to provide peace of mind to teams during deployments and migrations to new solutions. A project manager coordinates all stages, ensures business continuity, and manages risk. They also handle reporting, serving as a dedicated contact who is available and attentive.
CMA chose project management support to address the teams' concerns, adopt the right methodology, and secure the entire project. Thus, a dedicated project manager was appointed.
CMA appreciated the simplicity of the migration. "The project manager was a true facilitator for the relationships with the fiber installation providers or with our local technical teams. The project went very smoothly and easily. It took very little time for both my team and myself," assures Frédéric Métivier.
With Internet redundancy, access is guaranteed
Now, in case of a power cut, the solution automatically switches flows to the most suitable Internet access among the three available ones on each site. "We now have clean Internet access at all sites in a very short time,” assures Frédéric Métivier.
The project in figures
37
sites migrated to a single technology
300
CMA employees have gained reassurance at work
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