Radware Case Studies KPN Enhances Resiliency and Performance with Radware’s ADC-VX™

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KPN Enhances Resiliency and Performance with Radware’s ADC-VX™

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Telecommunications
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	KPN, the leading telecommunications and IT service provider in the Netherlands, wanted to scale up its infrastructure to provide better, more predictable service to its business customers. With over 100 high-end business customers relying on its cloud services, KPN wanted to improve resiliency and scalability, as well as the ability to easily add new business customers and isolate between customer environments. Another key objective was lowering operational costs, which KPN wanted to achieve by consolidating multiple dedicated ADC devices into a virtualized ADC infrastructure. Read More
About Customer	KPN is the leading telecommunications and IT service provider in the Netherlands, offering wireline and wireless telephony, internet and TV to over 45 million customers. KPN IT’s solutions offers global IT services and is the Benelux market leader in the area of infrastructure and network related IT solutions. KPN markets its large portfolio of solutions via several brands such as KPN (fixed and mobile telephony for families), Hi (mobile telephony for young people), Telfort (no-frills mobile telephony and Internet), XS4ALL (the innovating Internet provider), as well as additional brands in Germany and Belgium. Read More
Solution	KPN implemented Radware’s ADC-VX virtualization solution. Radware’s robust multi-tenancy capabilities were a key factor in KPN’s decision. With the enhanced scalability of the virtualized ADC solution, KPN could easily add and support new business customers. The system’s high scalability ensures that the needs of both existing and new customers can be met. On the financial side, KPN has reduced operational costs by consolidating existing ADC hardware devices into a single ADC device and saving costs of real estate, power, and hardware maintenance. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

KPN, the leading telecommunications and IT service provider in the Netherlands, wanted to scale up its infrastructure to provide better, more predictable service to its business customers. With over 100 high-end business customers relying on its cloud services, KPN wanted to improve resiliency and scalability, as well as the ability to easily add new business customers and isolate between customer environments. Another key objective was lowering operational costs, which KPN wanted to achieve by consolidating multiple dedicated ADC devices into a virtualized ADC infrastructure.

About Customer

KPN is the leading telecommunications and IT service provider in the Netherlands, offering wireline and wireless telephony, internet and TV to over 45 million customers. KPN IT’s solutions offers global IT services and is the Benelux market leader in the area of infrastructure and network related IT solutions. KPN markets its large portfolio of solutions via several brands such as KPN (fixed and mobile telephony for families), Hi (mobile telephony for young people), Telfort (no-frills mobile telephony and Internet), XS4ALL (the innovating Internet provider), as well as additional brands in Germany and Belgium.

Solution

KPN implemented Radware’s ADC-VX virtualization solution. Radware’s robust multi-tenancy capabilities were a key factor in KPN’s decision. With the enhanced scalability of the virtualized ADC solution, KPN could easily add and support new business customers. The system’s high scalability ensures that the needs of both existing and new customers can be met. On the financial side, KPN has reduced operational costs by consolidating existing ADC hardware devices into a single ADC device and saving costs of real estate, power, and hardware maintenance.

Impact #1	With Radware’s solution, KPN can guarantee predictable performance and service to its high profile business customers, ensuring the performance level of their web applications.
Impact #2	It can provide better service to more customers at lower operational costs.
Impact #3	Teams can easily reallocate resources and distribute them across virtual ADC instances, adjusting performance and functionality to meet changing application needs of customers.

Impact #1

With Radware’s solution, KPN can guarantee predictable performance and service to its high profile business customers, ensuring the performance level of their web applications.

Impact #2

It can provide better service to more customers at lower operational costs.

Impact #3

Teams can easily reallocate resources and distribute them across virtual ADC instances, adjusting performance and functionality to meet changing application needs of customers.

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KPN Enhances Resiliency and Performance with Radware’s ADC-VX™

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