Hames Sharley SD-WAN Redesign
CASE STUDY
PROJECT SUMMARY
Hames Sharley specialises in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design and planning, with offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
NEXION built a new national network to connect Hames Sharley offices, and is underpinned by a Fortinet fabric solution. The upgrade aims to improve services for both clients and internal staff while doing so with a lower footprint.
New Infrastructure
This refresh replaced the existing infrastructure routers and access devices currently deployed in the six Hames Sharley offices as well as providing infrastructure as a service utilizing NEXION OneCloud infrastructure. Inter-site connectivity is provided through the implementation of a Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) managed by Fortinet infrastructure.
NEXION Networks provided the following services:
- Procurement of 14 internet links (Vocus/AAPT) across their 6 sites, both primary and redundancy links setup at each location
- NEXION OneCloud IaaS including backups with Veeam
- Implementation of FortiAuthenticator, FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager
- Installation of 28 Access points, 12 FortiGate firewalls, 18 switches
- SD-WAN deployment via Fortinet
- FortiEMS deployment
- Cyber security via Fortinet
- Managed Service Agreement with NEXION
The Problem
- Paying too much for network connectivity and support
- Terrible service with existing provider
How NEXION Solved Client Issues
- Worked with the tier1 carriers to get the best rates on network connectivity
- Nimble, flexible delivery with a dedicated project manager and account manager
- Worked on their timelines even through COVID
- Worked with Macquarie telecom to provide easy changeover
List of features / benefits provided
- Single pane of glass management of firewalls, switches, access points via Fortinet SD-WAN allowing for fully integrated management of the entire network
- Automation of endpoint management software installation via FortiEMS which includes anti-virus
