Aryaka Networks announced WD-40, the number one global
brand for specialist solvents, has deployed Aryaka’s managed SD-WAN and SASE
service to build a new flexible, reliable and secure network in its EMEA
region.
WD-40 needed a secure, resilient, and scalable network to support its ambition
for a global SaaS-based application strategy. Since 1953, WD-40 has become
known as ‘the can of 2000 uses’, with household staples known for
their effectiveness in fighting rust and corrosion. The company has grown to
offices in 13 countries and has annual revenues of more than $400 million and
was looking for ways to transform its operations for the 21st century.
As part of its cloud migration strategy, WD-40 needed to implement quicker and
more reliable connectivity to business-critical services, than its legacy MPLS
technology or the public internet could provide.
The network also didn’t support the performance requirements of applications
like Skype or Microsoft Teams, and their incumbent provider was unable to
deliver on requested improvements or address the numerous outages reported.
WD-40 set out an aggressive deployment timeline, and despite the impact of COVID,
they were able to hold to their plans, smoothing the transition to a fully
managed network that delivered on WD-40’s goals of flexibility, reliability,
change management, and performance. Security was also a key consideration, and
by working with Aryaka, WD-40 was able to create a foundation for adoption of a
SASE architecture.
“Migrating networks is never a straightforward task but doing so in a pandemic
was doubly challenging” said Jeff Longley, Systems Administrator at WD-40, “We
needed to be able to run both the networks in parallel to ensure we could test
network performance of the new network, before switching over, whilst
maintaining the day to day working of the business. Aryaka’s managed networking
and security capabilities made it the perfect partner.”
To help the SaaS-based application strategy, WD-40 was also looking to leverage
technology to improve efficiencies in the workplace and enable a more flexible
culture. Using collaboration technologies to reduce travel across Europe, a
decision made in the effort to keep employees safe during the pandemic. Aryaka
offered the most complete package.
“WD-40 is one of the world’s best-known household brands and we are thrilled to
solve a critical problem that their legacy providers weren’t able to. Together
we formed an innovative partnership that just works,” said Ian McEwan, Chief
Revenue Officer at Aryaka. “Migration is never easy, but Aryaka is committed to
making the process as painless as possible for all of its global clients. At
some point in everybody’s life you need WD-40. It’s great to know WD-40 needs
Aryaka.”
After launching Aryaka’s managed networking and security service, WD-40 saw
immediate improvements in their network performance, enabling them to use
services they had previously not been able to leverage. Now, WD-40 is prepared
for any future expansions into new geographies thanks to the flexibility, cost,
and ease of adding new sites and bandwidth with Aryaka.
“The real-time insights on data and traffic that we’re seeing for the first
time is providing us with a greater understanding of how the network is being
utilized. The network management portal is simple and easy to use, and support,
if needed, is also very quick to respond,” says Jeff Longley. “We now have the
tools and insight to do continual service improvements and thanks to Aryaka we
also have a service that can rapidly adapt to those changes.”
Deployed by hundreds of global enterprises, Aryaka has one of the
fastest-growing global SD-WAN solutions on the market, delivering improved and
predictable performance for cloud and on-premises applications. Aryaka’s global
managed SD-WAN and SASE service has quickly become the only viable solution for
distributed enterprises requiring alternatives to legacy WAN infrastructures for
mission-critical application delivery.
Aryaka has also received the Gartner Peer Insights – Voice of the Customer
distinction, for the 2nd year running as the only managed provider covered, and
across all three covered regions.
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