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Manufacturing - Masan

Challenge

As one of the 05 largest corporations in Vietnam with many dynamic business fields (distributing & supplying consumer goods, building consumer goods factories, foodstuff, mining, etc.) , Masan Group's IT team has experienced all high-end technologies and is quite expensive but has not yet solved the optimal problem for the current network system "How to manage synchronously, effectively easily hundreds of establishments and branches nationwide? "

In addition, with the progressive criterion set by the Group "One Masan, One Network", the IT team has difficulty in bringing the entire networking system to Cloud to manage and centralize all branches to one end. brain for synchronous policy management.

This is even more urgent when the investment strategy of acquiring other companies to expand the business for Masan is growing.

Request in place

1. Transforming the network management mechanism from On-premise to Cloud, while still ensuring the efficient operation, high speed, and safety.

2. Centralize systems at branches to 01 Head Office to meet the criterion "ONE MASAN - ONE NETWORK".

3. Must be 01 long-distance application solution, high reputation and always ahead of technology trends

Solutions proposed by DWN

Understand Masan's strategic problem, DWN consulted Cisco Meraki solutions and quickly PoC to ensure that it meets the Group's criteria.

With experience and enthusiastic efforts, DWN successfully completed the PoC phase and provided Masan with a comprehensive solution through Cisco Meraki.

Masan has applied a full suite of Cisco Meraki Full-stack for all of its offices, factories and workshops nationwide and at Data Center.

- Use Cisco Meraki MX250 at Data Center

- The Cisco Meraki MX100, MX84 at factories, workshops, offices

- Complete Cisco Meraki MS Core & Access switches

- All WiFi Cisco Meraki MR indoor and outdoor (MR52, MR42, MR33, MR74, MR84, ...)

Result

DWN has been a solid backbone to solve technical difficulties for Masan IT team, especially in the early stage of the rebuilding of the Cloud network.
Currently, Masan is very satisfied with the network infrastructure system, centrally managing all the Sites of Masan's main office in Kumho, decentralizing each IT at the sites to independently manage the underlying network layer.

1. Thoroughly solve the problem "ONE MASAN - ONE NETWORK"

2. Centralized management of all facilities, branches and data connections on Data Center.

3. Synchronize management policy for the entire Group

4. Great savings in investment costs, administration / operating costs and long-distance reinvestment costs

5. With good support from many partners, leading reputable technology (Cisco) and always at the forefront of trends / features (Meraki Cloud)