HOK enables productive design collaboration across continents with global SD‑WAN built on Aruba EdgeConnect SD‑WAN edge platform
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profil de Client
HOK is a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm with a presence on three continents. HOK designs buildings and spaces that respond to the needs of people and the environment, leveraging technical excellence and applying creative imagination to deliver solutions that inspire clients and communities.- Vertical: Industrial & Manufacturing
- Location: Global
- 客户规模：大约有23个全球办事处的员工大约1,600名员工
用例
Enable smooth design collaboration across multi-national offices sharing visual 3D models and connecting to critical cloud applications
Requirements
- 克服绩效限制和高昂的传统MPLS网络成本
- Flexibility to quickly and easily adapt the WAN to changing business needs
- 简化WAN管理，因此可以专注于支持业务
Solution
结果
- 提高设计师的经验质量和生产力，并确保专业客户演示
- Increases application performance, cutting in half the time to open complex visual models
- Strengthens security with a zone-based stateful firewall, enabling consistent security policies enterprise-wide
- 通过转向宽带，在提高网络性能和成本效率的同时，将MPLS服务成本降低了64％
- Improves network visibility, enabling IT to identify opportunities to optimize application traffic based on business priority
HOK是世界上最重要的设计，建筑，工程和规划公司之一，拥有全球项目团队，这些项目团队依靠高级建筑信息管理（BIM）系统和3D可视化工具进行协作和客户演示。但是，该公司低型带宽的私人MPLS网络的性能缓慢降低了生产力，并且升级MPLS电路的成本较高。
杰夫•哈默尔信息技术主管HOK, says, “Collaboration is key in our environment and one of our challenges, as applications become more visual and complex, has been to make sure our WAN is able to keep pace and provide a reliable platform for the business.”
分散的组织需要强大的WAN
霍克（Hok）在三大洲拥有23个办事处，每个办公室都作为一个拥有自己的行业专业的区域业务部门运营。霍克（Hok）在其规模的公司中独一无二，没有正式的总部，它鼓励客户根据其专业而不是物理位置与合适的团队合作。
哈默指出：“合作经常发生在跨国公司，在大流行期间，在每个人的家中进行。拥有一个强大的网络来保持这些团队的生产力至关重要。我们知道SD-WAN将使我们能够远离MPL，并使用更高的带宽，更经济的互联网连接。我们知道这可以使我们更好地对网络的能见度和控制。”
在观看了SD-WAN市场几年后，Hamer咨询了网络和基础设施合作伙伴，干预，评估最终从包装中出现的SD-WAN领导者。银峰（Silver Peak）被惠普（Hewlett Packard Enterprise）公司Aruba收购，位居榜首。哈默说：“阿鲁巴（Aruba）带着完全烘烤的SD-WAN解决方案来到了桌子上，这给我们留下了非常积极的印象。”
Enabling Smooth Cross-continent Collaboration
为了实现平稳的跨联合协作，HOK依靠云构建和本地应用程序的组合，包括其BIM解决方案，Revit以及VoIP和VoIP和一般业务应用程序，例如Finance和Finance和HR。
Due to HOK’s complex requirements that continually change as the firm extends its services and capabilities, flexibility was one of Hamer’s prime requirements for any technology solution—and a key reason for selecting theAruba EdgeConnectSD-WANedge platform. “It became clear very quickly that EdgeConnect gave us the flexibility we need to align and adapt the network to changing business requirements,” Hamer says.
他补充说：“阿鲁巴绝对是远见和方向的行业。我们可以看到他们正在继续创新并为SD-Wan产品添加功能。对我来说，解决方案将继续发展很重要。”
Dramatic Reduction in Transport Costs
在干预的帮助下，HOK在全球29个地点部署了EdgeConnect平台，包括所有23个区域业务办公室和几个工作地点。该团队还在HOK的数据中心部署了一对高可用性的EDGECONNECT设备，并在Hok的VoIP Service托管的每个干预数据中心中都采用了高可用性配置中的两个虚拟EdgeConnect设备。
With the Aruba SD-WAN implemented across the enterprise, Hamer is now in the process of decommissioning MPLS as quickly as possible. “We have already reduced our monthly MPLS spend by 64 percent,” he reports.
最终，Hamer打算用两个单独的提供商的双宽带电路终止每个EDGECONNECT电器technical capabilities可在EdgeConnect上使用，例如路径条件，自动子毫秒电路故障转移和服务质量（QOS）。
统一平台上的灵活WAN加速度
Having used WAN optimization for many years, Hamer also implemented the optional Aruba Boost WAN optimization performance pack that’s unified on the EdgeConnect platform. Unlike previous solutions, Boost does not require his team to manually make exceptions for applications or protocols that are negatively impacted by the optimization.
使用阿鲁巴管弦乐队management console, Hamer created business intent overlays for different application categories, including one for those applications that benefit from WAN acceleration such as SaaS applications, the local Revit Server modeling software, and 3D visualization tools. Hamer points out, “Boost has largely been hands off. We just turn it on and realize the benefits. That alone has made Boost more valuable to us than our previous WAN op solutions.”
哈默还赞赏具有灵活性在需要时改变增强分配的灵活性。例如，要在执行关键固件升级之前加速虚拟机的一次性备份，IT团队只是在备份期间增加了这些站点的增强分配，然后在备份完成后将其再次降低到正常水平。“我们喜欢这种灵活性，”哈默说。“这对我们来说是一个很大的价值。”
增加了内置的状态防火墙的安全性
哈默还感谢在EdgeConnect平台上统一的基于区域的状态防火墙。最初计划WAN转换时，IT团队考虑在每个位置部署下一代防火墙。哈默说：“ EdgeConnect已经在满足我们需求的情况下建立了强大的，具有州的应用程序意识的防火墙。”
Now, HOK has a centrally managed zone-based stateful firewall across all locations, enabling Hamer and his team to configure and enforce a consistent set of security policies. “We didn’t have much consistency in our security policies before,” Hamer notes. “Now we have a single set of security policies that fit all our offices, which is much easier to manage centrally with Aruba Orchestrator. That translates to a more secure environment for our business.”
EdgeConnect防火墙也集成了HOK’s security information and event management (SIEM) system. Hamer explains, “We take logs from the zone-based firewall on EdgeConnect and send them to our SIEM for real-time visibility into potential cybersecurity threats and breaches. These logs contribute to our overall situational awareness by providing valuable insights and metrics.”
Simplifies WAN Management for Small Infrastructure Team
哈默说，只有一个由五个人组成的团队支持全球后端基础架构，因此必须简化WAN管理层，以便该团队可以专注于支持业务。Aruba解决方案的一个主要优点是能够简化和合并单个分支位置的WAN边缘基础架构在一个单个平台上，该平台统一SD-WAN，路由，安全性和WAN优化，使HOK能够退休现有的路由器和防火墙。
还关键是通过Aruba编排对SD-WAN进行集中管理和控制。哈默指出：“传统上，网络可见性是我们的挑战。”“编排者在理解整个网络流量和应用程序级别方面提供了我们所需的内容。”
例如，《管弦乐队的洞察力》揭示了团队可以重新分类revit服务器并配置业务意图覆盖的方法，以优先考虑整个网络中的访问量。哈默说：“编排者为我们提供了以前从未有过的知名度和控制。”“这是一个现实世界中的示例，说明我们如何能够为关键的业务应用程序塑造流量，从而在整个SD-WAN上更有效地表现。”
Helps IT better support the creative process
自部署Aruba SD-WAN以来，应用程序性能总体上有所改善，为Hok的设计师，建筑师，工程师和计划人员提供了更高质量的经验，无论他们在美洲，欧洲还是亚洲。
Hamer确认：“我们已经收到了人们有关应用程序的表现的未经请求的反馈。”“他们注意到他们的Citrix会议更加挑剔，Revit模型在先前花费的时间的一半开始。这在生产力方面有所不同，也可以在与团队合作时改善客户体验的能力。”
哈默总结说：“我的重点是提供平台来支持HOK的创新设计技术，并使我们的创意团队能够为客户提供杰出的项目。我们的Aruba SD-Wan是这些基本平台之一，只要业务带来新举措，可以进一步增强创作过程。”
我们的Aruba SD-Wan是其中一个基本平台之一，只要业务带来新举措，就可以始终说“是”，以进一步增强创作过程。
Hok Group，Inc。信息技术总监Jeff Hamer -
profil de Client
HOK is a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm with a presence on three continents. HOK designs buildings and spaces that respond to the needs of people and the environment, leveraging technical excellence and applying creative imagination to deliver solutions that inspire clients and communities.- Vertical: Industrial & Manufacturing
- Location: Global
- 客户规模：大约有23个全球办事处的员工大约1,600名员工
用例
Enable smooth design collaboration across multi-national offices sharing visual 3D models and connecting to critical cloud applications
Requirements
- 克服绩效限制和高昂的传统MPLS网络成本
- Flexibility to quickly and easily adapt the WAN to changing business needs
- 简化WAN管理，因此可以专注于支持业务
Solution
结果
- 提高设计师的经验质量和生产力，并确保专业客户演示
- Increases application performance, cutting in half the time to open complex visual models
- Strengthens security with a zone-based stateful firewall, enabling consistent security policies enterprise-wide
- 通过转向宽带，在提高网络性能和成本效率的同时，将MPLS服务成本降低了64％
- Improves network visibility, enabling IT to identify opportunities to optimize application traffic based on business priority
HOK是世界上最重要的设计，建筑，工程和规划公司之一，拥有全球项目团队，这些项目团队依靠高级建筑信息管理（BIM）系统和3D可视化工具进行协作和客户演示。但是，该公司低型带宽的私人MPLS网络的性能缓慢降低了生产力，并且升级MPLS电路的成本较高。
杰夫•哈默尔信息技术主管HOK, says, “Collaboration is key in our environment and one of our challenges, as applications become more visual and complex, has been to make sure our WAN is able to keep pace and provide a reliable platform for the business.”
分散的组织需要强大的WAN
霍克（Hok）在三大洲拥有23个办事处，每个办公室都作为一个拥有自己的行业专业的区域业务部门运营。霍克（Hok）在其规模的公司中独一无二，没有正式的总部，它鼓励客户根据其专业而不是物理位置与合适的团队合作。
哈默指出：“合作经常发生在跨国公司，在大流行期间，在每个人的家中进行。拥有一个强大的网络来保持这些团队的生产力至关重要。我们知道SD-WAN将使我们能够远离MPL，并使用更高的带宽，更经济的互联网连接。我们知道这可以使我们更好地对网络的能见度和控制。”
在观看了SD-WAN市场几年后，Hamer咨询了网络和基础设施合作伙伴，干预，评估最终从包装中出现的SD-WAN领导者。银峰（Silver Peak）被惠普（Hewlett Packard Enterprise）公司Aruba收购，位居榜首。哈默说：“阿鲁巴（Aruba）带着完全烘烤的SD-WAN解决方案来到了桌子上，这给我们留下了非常积极的印象。”
Enabling Smooth Cross-continent Collaboration
为了实现平稳的跨联合协作，HOK依靠云构建和本地应用程序的组合，包括其BIM解决方案，Revit以及VoIP和VoIP和一般业务应用程序，例如Finance和Finance和HR。
Due to HOK’s complex requirements that continually change as the firm extends its services and capabilities, flexibility was one of Hamer’s prime requirements for any technology solution—and a key reason for selecting theAruba EdgeConnectSD-WANedge platform. “It became clear very quickly that EdgeConnect gave us the flexibility we need to align and adapt the network to changing business requirements,” Hamer says.
他补充说：“阿鲁巴绝对是远见和方向的行业。我们可以看到他们正在继续创新并为SD-Wan产品添加功能。对我来说，解决方案将继续发展很重要。”
Dramatic Reduction in Transport Costs
在干预的帮助下，HOK在全球29个地点部署了EdgeConnect平台，包括所有23个区域业务办公室和几个工作地点。该团队还在HOK的数据中心部署了一对高可用性的EDGECONNECT设备，并在Hok的VoIP Service托管的每个干预数据中心中都采用了高可用性配置中的两个虚拟EdgeConnect设备。
With the Aruba SD-WAN implemented across the enterprise, Hamer is now in the process of decommissioning MPLS as quickly as possible. “We have already reduced our monthly MPLS spend by 64 percent,” he reports.
最终，Hamer打算用两个单独的提供商的双宽带电路终止每个EDGECONNECT电器technical capabilities可在EdgeConnect上使用，例如路径条件，自动子毫秒电路故障转移和服务质量（QOS）。
统一平台上的灵活WAN加速度
Having used WAN optimization for many years, Hamer also implemented the optional Aruba Boost WAN optimization performance pack that’s unified on the EdgeConnect platform. Unlike previous solutions, Boost does not require his team to manually make exceptions for applications or protocols that are negatively impacted by the optimization.
使用阿鲁巴管弦乐队management console, Hamer created business intent overlays for different application categories, including one for those applications that benefit from WAN acceleration such as SaaS applications, the local Revit Server modeling software, and 3D visualization tools. Hamer points out, “Boost has largely been hands off. We just turn it on and realize the benefits. That alone has made Boost more valuable to us than our previous WAN op solutions.”
哈默还赞赏具有灵活性在需要时改变增强分配的灵活性。例如，要在执行关键固件升级之前加速虚拟机的一次性备份，IT团队只是在备份期间增加了这些站点的增强分配，然后在备份完成后将其再次降低到正常水平。“我们喜欢这种灵活性，”哈默说。“这对我们来说是一个很大的价值。”
增加了内置的状态防火墙的安全性
哈默还感谢在EdgeConnect平台上统一的基于区域的状态防火墙。最初计划WAN转换时，IT团队考虑在每个位置部署下一代防火墙。哈默说：“ EdgeConnect已经在满足我们需求的情况下建立了强大的，具有州的应用程序意识的防火墙。”
Now, HOK has a centrally managed zone-based stateful firewall across all locations, enabling Hamer and his team to configure and enforce a consistent set of security policies. “We didn’t have much consistency in our security policies before,” Hamer notes. “Now we have a single set of security policies that fit all our offices, which is much easier to manage centrally with Aruba Orchestrator. That translates to a more secure environment for our business.”
EdgeConnect防火墙也集成了HOK’s security information and event management (SIEM) system. Hamer explains, “We take logs from the zone-based firewall on EdgeConnect and send them to our SIEM for real-time visibility into potential cybersecurity threats and breaches. These logs contribute to our overall situational awareness by providing valuable insights and metrics.”
Simplifies WAN Management for Small Infrastructure Team
哈默说，只有一个由五个人组成的团队支持全球后端基础架构，因此必须简化WAN管理层，以便该团队可以专注于支持业务。Aruba解决方案的一个主要优点是能够简化和合并单个分支位置的WAN边缘基础架构在一个单个平台上，该平台统一SD-WAN，路由，安全性和WAN优化，使HOK能够退休现有的路由器和防火墙。
还关键是通过Aruba编排对SD-WAN进行集中管理和控制。哈默指出：“传统上，网络可见性是我们的挑战。”“编排者在理解整个网络流量和应用程序级别方面提供了我们所需的内容。”
例如，《管弦乐队的洞察力》揭示了团队可以重新分类revit服务器并配置业务意图覆盖的方法，以优先考虑整个网络中的访问量。哈默说：“编排者为我们提供了以前从未有过的知名度和控制。”“这是一个现实世界中的示例，说明我们如何能够为关键的业务应用程序塑造流量，从而在整个SD-WAN上更有效地表现。”
Helps IT better support the creative process
自部署Aruba SD-WAN以来，应用程序性能总体上有所改善，为Hok的设计师，建筑师，工程师和计划人员提供了更高质量的经验，无论他们在美洲，欧洲还是亚洲。
Hamer确认：“我们已经收到了人们有关应用程序的表现的未经请求的反馈。”“他们注意到他们的Citrix会议更加挑剔，Revit模型在先前花费的时间的一半开始。这在生产力方面有所不同，也可以在与团队合作时改善客户体验的能力。”
哈默总结说：“我的重点是提供平台来支持HOK的创新设计技术，并使我们的创意团队能够为客户提供杰出的项目。我们的Aruba SD-Wan是这些基本平台之一，只要业务带来新举措，可以进一步增强创作过程。”
我们的Aruba SD-Wan是其中一个基本平台之一，只要业务带来新举措，就可以始终说“是”，以进一步增强创作过程。
Hok Group，Inc。信息技术总监Jeff Hamer
