BlueCat Networks Case Studies Scalable Global Routing for Hybrid Cloud in the Insurance Industry

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	Scalable Global Routing for Hybrid Cloud in the Insurance Industry BlueCat Networks

Scalable Global Routing for Hybrid Cloud in the Insurance Industry

BlueCat Networks

Technology Category	Drones - VTOL & VTOL Hybrid Drones Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Hybrid Cloud
Applicable Industries	National Security & Defense
Use Cases	Inventory Management Tamper Detection
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	A multinational insurer had heavily invested in Azure five years ago and was now facing a challenge with cloud expansion. The company had around 20 application sites and over 450 user sites to interconnect, and it wanted to maintain seamless operations. More importantly, it wanted to ensure consistent policy enforcement, security, and risk management across its entire hybrid estate. The security and risk team had mandated the use of private IP for internal network resources. However, the cloud team, without fully understanding the networking implications, deployed Private Endpoints in Azure to secure the IP. This made it impossible to resolve DNS and ensure connectivity between data center resources and Azure DNS zones. The cloud team realized that they could not meet both their security and scalability requirements using their Azure toolset alone. Read More
About Customer	The customer is a multinational insurer that had heavily invested in Azure five years ago. The company has approximately 20 application sites and over 450 user sites that need to be interconnected. The insurer wanted to maintain seamless operations and ensure consistent policy enforcement, security, and risk management across its entire hybrid estate. The company's security and risk team had mandated the use of private IP for internal network resources. However, the cloud team faced challenges in meeting both their security and scalability requirements using their Azure toolset alone. Read More
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Solution	To find a solution, the cloud team collaborated with their counterparts in networking and consulted with their on-premises DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (DDI) vendor, BlueCat. The resulting solution, which is now in production, meets all the insurer’s requirements. By combining the knowledge, experience, and tools from both the cloud and network teams, the insurer was able to reduce global operational costs due to a consolidated management platform and automation. They also improved their security and compliance posture through global visibility in addition to the support of private IP. Furthermore, they were able to shorten the time to deploy services in its hundreds of Azure subscriptions. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Drones - VTOL & VTOL Hybrid Drones

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Hybrid Cloud

Applicable Industries

National Security & Defense

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Tamper Detection

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

A multinational insurer had heavily invested in Azure five years ago and was now facing a challenge with cloud expansion. The company had around 20 application sites and over 450 user sites to interconnect, and it wanted to maintain seamless operations. More importantly, it wanted to ensure consistent policy enforcement, security, and risk management across its entire hybrid estate. The security and risk team had mandated the use of private IP for internal network resources. However, the cloud team, without fully understanding the networking implications, deployed Private Endpoints in Azure to secure the IP. This made it impossible to resolve DNS and ensure connectivity between data center resources and Azure DNS zones. The cloud team realized that they could not meet both their security and scalability requirements using their Azure toolset alone.

About Customer

The customer is a multinational insurer that had heavily invested in Azure five years ago. The company has approximately 20 application sites and over 450 user sites that need to be interconnected. The insurer wanted to maintain seamless operations and ensure consistent policy enforcement, security, and risk management across its entire hybrid estate. The company's security and risk team had mandated the use of private IP for internal network resources. However, the cloud team faced challenges in meeting both their security and scalability requirements using their Azure toolset alone.

Customer Name

Not disclosed

Solution

To find a solution, the cloud team collaborated with their counterparts in networking and consulted with their on-premises DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (DDI) vendor, BlueCat. The resulting solution, which is now in production, meets all the insurer’s requirements. By combining the knowledge, experience, and tools from both the cloud and network teams, the insurer was able to reduce global operational costs due to a consolidated management platform and automation. They also improved their security and compliance posture through global visibility in addition to the support of private IP. Furthermore, they were able to shorten the time to deploy services in its hundreds of Azure subscriptions.

Impact #1	The collaboration between the cloud team and their counterparts in networking, along with consultation with their on-premises DDI vendor, BlueCat, resulted in a solution that met all the insurer’s requirements. This collaboration not only helped the insurer reduce global operational costs but also improved their security and compliance posture. Furthermore, it shortened the time to deploy services in its hundreds of Azure subscriptions. The insurer learned the importance of involving the network team and vendors in the process, as 88% of cloud and networking professionals agree that the network team should have visibility and input into hybrid cloud design.

Impact #1

The collaboration between the cloud team and their counterparts in networking, along with consultation with their on-premises DDI vendor, BlueCat, resulted in a solution that met all the insurer’s requirements. This collaboration not only helped the insurer reduce global operational costs but also improved their security and compliance posture. Furthermore, it shortened the time to deploy services in its hundreds of Azure subscriptions. The insurer learned the importance of involving the network team and vendors in the process, as 88% of cloud and networking professionals agree that the network team should have visibility and input into hybrid cloud design.

Benefit #1	Reduced global operational costs due to a consolidated management platform and automation
Benefit #2	Improved security and compliance posture through global visibility in addition to the support of private IP
Benefit #3	Shortened time to deploy services in its hundreds of Azure subscriptions

Benefit #1

Reduced global operational costs due to a consolidated management platform and automation

Benefit #2

Improved security and compliance posture through global visibility in addition to the support of private IP

Benefit #3

Shortened time to deploy services in its hundreds of Azure subscriptions

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Scalable Global Routing for Hybrid Cloud in the Insurance Industry

Operational Impact

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