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Connect every site and every user through one secure fabric.

SD-WAN design and migration, secure access service edge, cloud security gateways and Zero Trust access for branches and remote workers.

Talk to an architect What is included

Sound familiar

Where this usually starts.

Traffic used to flow from branches to a central data center and out through one firewall. Now applications live in the cloud and users work everywhere, so the network and its security have to follow them. SD-WAN steers traffic across any mix of circuits by application, and SASE moves security inspection to the cloud edge closest to each user. We design, migrate and operate both, site by site, without losing control.

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Scope

What is included.

  • SD-WAN design

    Application-aware routing across broadband, MPLS, 5G and satellite.

  • Migration

    Sites moved from MPLS or legacy routers in planned waves.

  • Secure web gateway

    Web traffic inspected in the cloud, close to each user.

  • Zero Trust network access

    Application access by identity, replacing broad VPN access.

  • Cloud firewall

    One policy, enforced the same way at the office, at home and on the road.

  • Visibility

    Application performance and security events in one view.

Reference architecture

Networks designed from the traffic up.

SD-WAN and SASE carry most of the networking architecture's edge: branch offices and remote users connect through the WAN and edge layer, with security applied in the cloud before traffic reaches SaaS applications.

Networks designed from the traffic up. USERS AND SITES WAN AND EDGE DATA CENTER CLOUD AND SAAS Branch offices Campus and Wi-Fi Remote users SD-WAN SASE and ZTNA DDoS protection Segmentation Spine Leaf switches Cloud on-ramps SaaS applications

What this service delivers here

  • Branch offices

    Each site on more than one path, chosen per application.

  • Remote users

    Wherever they work, checked by identity and device, not location.

  • SD-WAN

    Steers each application over the best available path.

  • SASE and ZTNA

    Inspects traffic close to the user and grants access per application.

  • SaaS applications

    Microsoft 365, Salesforce and the rest, reached directly from each site.

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Before you start

Decisions to settle early.

  • Single vendor or best of breed

    One vendor for SD-WAN and security simplifies operations; separate vendors can be stronger in each. Integration and skills decide.

  • Which circuits to keep

    Broadband suits most sites; some still need private circuits. Each site is decided on its own traffic.

  • How fast to retire the VPN

    Access per application reduces risk; some legacy applications need more time. The VPN shrinks as applications move.

Approach

How the work runs.

  1. Assess

    Sites, circuits and applications

  2. Design

    Fabric, policy and security

  3. Migrate

    Site by site, with fallback

  4. Operate

    Monitoring and policy management

Commercials

How it is bought.

  • A fixed-fee assessment

    We measure application traffic and circuit use per site, review current circuits and security, and price the options. You receive a business case outline and a fixed migration price.

  • A fixed-price build

    Architecture, policy design and site by site migration with fallback for the sites in scope, priced before the first site moves.

  • Running it afterwards

    The fabric and its policies are then operated monthly by us, or by your team with dashboards and runbooks.

Start with the assessment.

Scope an assessment

Worked example

MPLS bills and a VPN to the whole network.

Say an engineering consultancy connects its offices over MPLS to a head office that inspects all traffic, cloud applications feel slow, and remote staff use a VPN that reaches every system.

  1. Assess

    We measure application traffic and circuit use at each office and price the alternatives, including keeping MPLS at some sites.

  2. Design

    SD-WAN steers traffic over broadband and the remaining MPLS by application, and web and application access is inspected at the nearest cloud edge.

  3. Migrate

    Offices move one at a time with the old circuit kept as a fallback, and remote staff move from the VPN to access per application.

  4. Operate

    Policy is managed in one place, and dashboards show application performance at every office.

At the end, each office reaches cloud applications directly, remote staff reach only the applications they need, and security policy is the same wherever people work.

An illustration

An illustration, not a client account.

Where it goes wrong

What we design out.

  • Replacing MPLS everywhere at once

    Some sites still need private circuits. Each site is assessed on its own traffic.

  • Security left at the head office

    Backhauling cloud traffic for inspection slows everything. Inspection moves to the cloud edge near each user.

  • Policies diverging by site

    Branch firewalls drift apart over time. One policy applies everywhere.

Outcomes

What it changes.

  • Lower circuit costs

    Broadband and wireless replace or supplement expensive private circuits.

  • Better application performance

    Traffic takes the best path for each application, including direct to the cloud.

  • One security policy everywhere

    Users and sites are protected by the same rules wherever they connect.

How you will know it is working

  • Cloud applications are reached directly from each site.
  • Remote access is granted per application rather than to the network.
  • Security policy is the same in the office and at home.
  • Circuit costs follow the business case.

You keep

What you have at the end.

Handover pack

five items

  1. Current state assessment and business case Your sites, circuits, applications and costs today, and the case for change with its assumptions.
  2. SD-WAN and SASE architecture How sites connect, how traffic is steered by application, and where security is enforced.
  3. Site migration plan and runbooks The order in which sites move, the steps for each, and the fallback if a cutover fails.
  4. Security policy set One set of web, application and access policies, enforced the same way for every user and site.
  5. Operations dashboards Application performance, circuit health and security events across all sites in one view.

The team

Who you work with.

  • Network architect

    Designs the SD-WAN fabric and the security architecture.

  • Security engineer

    Builds the web, application and access policies.

  • Migration engineers

    Move sites one at a time, with a fallback for each.

What we need from you

  • Site lists with circuits and contract dates.
  • Application lists, including SaaS in use.
  • Your security policies and remote access setup.
  • Local contacts for each site migration.

When something slows down, you see where, and so do we.

Questions

Questions we get asked.

Can SD-WAN replace MPLS entirely?

For many organizations, yes, using multiple broadband or wireless circuits with application-aware routing. Some keep MPLS for specific sites or applications; the design is decided site by site from measured performance.

What is SASE?

Secure access service edge combines networking and security services, web gateway, firewall, Zero Trust access and data protection, delivered from the cloud close to users rather than from a central data center.

Do we need one vendor for SD-WAN and security?

Not necessarily. Single-vendor platforms are simpler to operate; combining specialists can suit larger estates. We compare both against your sites, your team's skills and your existing contracts.

How disruptive is the migration?

Usually minimal. Sites move one at a time out of hours, with the old circuit kept as a fallback until the new path is proven.

What is the difference between SD-WAN and SASE?

SD-WAN is about connectivity: steering traffic between sites and the internet across several circuits by application. SASE adds security delivered from the cloud, with a web gateway, cloud firewall and Zero Trust access close to each user. Many organizations adopt SD-WAN first and SASE alongside or after it.

How does SD-WAN improve the performance of cloud applications?

By sending cloud traffic from each site straight to the internet over the best available circuit, instead of backhauling it through a head office. It measures each path continuously and moves traffic away from one that degrades, so a congested circuit no longer spoils a video call.

What happens to our branch firewalls?

Often they are replaced by the security functions of the SD-WAN device and by cloud inspection, so policy is managed centrally rather than box by box. Sites with specific needs may keep a local firewall, and the design says which ones and why.

Can remote workers and offices share one security policy?

Yes, and that is a central reason for SASE. The same web, application and access policies apply whether a user is in an office, at home or travelling, because inspection happens in the cloud rather than at a building.

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Where it is bought

SD-WAN and SASE, by sector and region.

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Stop backhauling traffic you no longer need to.

Share your sites, circuits and applications. We will return an SD-WAN and SASE design with a migration path.

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  • Fixed-price options
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What happens next

  1. You pick the time

    Tell us how many sites and remote users you have and how they connect; we book the call around you.

  2. Thirty minutes, with an engineer

    A network architect discusses circuits, cloud traffic and how remote access works today.

  3. A written assessment

    You receive a written business case outline and a fixed migration price.