Case Studies / Colocation
Colocation · SD-WAN$4.4 million a year, recovered from the WAN.
A phased MPLS-to-SD-WAN transformation for a US colocation provider — cloud migration, SDN fabric, and managed operations included.
$4.4M
Annual OPEX saved
98%
Uptime
2x
Faster site launches
The ClientAligned Energy LLC — a US colocation and data-centre service provider in rapid expansion.
01
The Challenge
Legacy MPLS was throttling growth.
✕SaaS performance and uptime concerns
✕Difficult WAN connectivity to remote sites
✕ISP/vendor dependency; changes risky for 24/7 operations
02
What We Built
A phased network and cloud transformation.
✓MPLS-to-SD-WAN migration, site by site, zero business interruption
✓Dev and production infrastructure migrated to Azure
✓Plexxi SDN fabric in the Plano data centre; Palo Alto firewall design
✓Ongoing 24/7 managed IT services
03
The Stack
SD-WANAzurePlexxi SDN (HPE)Palo Alto firewalls
04
The Results
Numbers from production operation — not projections.
$4.4M
Annual OPEX savings
98%
Uptime achieved
50%
Faster site deployment (4 weeks → 2)
80%
Security-policy streamlining
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