Grifols Dynamically Orchestrates Application Performance With SD-WAN
Published: June 11, 2023
Grifols is a major Spanish healthcare company employing 17,000 in 30 subsidiaries around the world all dedicated to the mission of research, development and manufacturing of transfusion medicine. A leading manufacturer of plasma, Grifols has a presence in more than 100 countries, including a network of nearly 200 plasma donation centers operating in the United States.
Challenges
- Supporting the transition to SaaS solutions that consume bandwidth
- Improving donor experience by reducing waiting times at collection centers
- Ensuring maximum WAN availability
- Securing sensitive donor data
"Dynamically orchestrating the performance of our business applications over our WAN, which is made possible by Ipanema's Application Aware SD-WAN Solution, is one of the pillars of our digital transformation. It allows us to improve the experience of donors while controlling our operating costs."
Extreme Solutions
- ExtremeCloud™ SD-WAN
Results
Optimized User Experience
- Increased use of video applications for donor services has created a better experience at donation centers
- Application flows are managed dynamically and in real-time on the network, delivering the best quality of service
Network Reliability
- Increased flexibility for migrating IT systems and applications to the cloud
- Major reduction in network incidents, especially for remote locations
Controlling Costs
- Granular management meets the business need for quality of service while reducing overall telecom costs
- Bandwidth optimization between core data centers and remote sites lowers costs