The Challenge
Why Site Connections Let People Down
Offices and sites rely on links that were never designed for today’s cloud applications and video calls.
Is This Relevant?
Is This Use Case Relevant to Your Organization?
The people, moments and signals that usually bring this need to the surface.
Relevant Teams
- Network teams
- Site and operations managers
- IT leaders
Common Triggers
- Circuit contract renewal
- Move to cloud applications
- Complaints about slow sites
Warning Signs
- Poor video calls at some sites
- Sites offline when a link fails
- High circuit costs
Typical Environments
- Offices, plants, warehouses and branches
- Data centers and cloud connections
Benefits
What Better Looks Like
Intended benefits. Actual results depend on your environment and starting point.
Our Approach
A Practical Approach
Site by site, to a standard design. Each stage is tailored to your environment.
Assess
Review sites, circuits, equipment, performance and past incidents.
Prioritize
Rank what you find by business impact, effort and risk, and agree where to start.
Design
Agree the network architecture and a standard site design.
Implement
Install and configure equipment and migrate sites in planned windows.
Validate and Optimize
Test performance, failover and security at each site.
Solutions
Solutions That Can Help
The solutions that address this use case, starting with the primary one.
Services
How Signisys Can Support You
The service that delivers the approach, from the first assessment to ongoing improvement.
Technology
Technology Options
Where technology fits in the approach. Specific platforms and partner status are confirmed for each engagement.
Before You Start
What to Consider Before Getting Started
A little preparation makes the first assessment faster and its findings more reliable.
- Site count and bandwidth needs
- Existing circuits and contract dates
- Applications needing low latency
- Installation windows
- Who will own the work and act on recommendations
- Engagement model and ongoing support
Measuring Success
How to Measure Success
Illustrative measures. Agree a baseline first, and keep targets separate from measured results.
Link Availability
Time sites stay connected.
Latency
Response times between sites and cloud.
Site Outages
Connectivity incidents per site.
Cost per Site
Connectivity cost per location.
Our Approach
How We Deliver Results
How Signisys works, from the first assessment to handover and beyond.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this use case.
How do we know our site connectivity needs improving?
Poor call quality, slow cloud applications at some sites and outages when a link fails are clear signs.
Will changing connectivity disrupt sites?
Cut-overs are planned for agreed windows, with the old link kept until the new one is proven.
What information is needed to get started?
A list of sites, current circuits and contracts, bandwidth use and the applications each site depends on.
Which environments does this apply to?
Offices, plants, warehouses and branches, data centers and cloud connections.
How is progress measured?
Agree a baseline for measures such as link availability, latency, site outages and cost per site, then track them over time.
Related Content
Related Outcomes, Use Cases and Guides
Where to go next: the outcome this use case supports, nearby scenarios, technology partners and practical guides.
Business Outcome
Improve IT Reliability and Business Continuity
Technology Partner
Cisco Solutions and Services
Technology Partner
HPE Aruba Networking Solutions and Services
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