Washington Trust bank needed to upgrade its network to support growing application and traffic demands. Its traditional frame relay technology could not provide sufficient scalability, disaster recovery capabilities, or security. The bank worked with CenturyLink to implement an IP-based migration to CenturyLink IQ Networking, which provided private ports for any-to-any connectivity and increased bandwidth. This eased adding new locations and managing network growth. CenturyLink also provided enhanced security through a private MPLS network and disaster recovery by adding connectivity to a secondary data center. The new solution allowed for more efficient network management and support of the bank's growth opportunities.
1. CHALLENGE
Growing Application and Traffic Levels
Because of the rapid growth of their call center, Washington Trust needed to add
functionality to their network that allowed for smoother intra-office communication
and more efficient means for locations to work together. In addition to needing a
more complete business continuity solution, they also required a proper disaster-
recover plan that their traditional frame relay technology could not support. To meet
growing business opportunities, Washington Trust’s network needed to grow as
well; that meant an easier and scalable growth solution was needed. And to ensure
Washington Trust continued to protect its banking customers’ privacy, it needed a
network partner that provided the highest levels of security, redundancy and backup
capabilities, network availability and performance for its data and application needs.
SOLUTION
CenturyLink IQ™
Networking
The CenturyLink account team designed and implemented an IP-based migration
to CenturyLink IQ Networking Private Ports that eased new location additions
with any-to-any connectivity and increased bandwidth. Additionally, CenturyLink
CenturyLink Solutions Featuring:
CenturyLink IQ Networking
Case Study: Washington Trust Bank
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