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12 October 2017 1
The business case for
SD WAN in the enterprise
Benefits and caveats from real use cases
Peter Coppens
VP Product
Colt Technology Services
Our assets are below your feet
Our assets are below your feet
3
Optical Ethernet IP Voice
@ ✆
Security
What we do
4
London
Paris
Frankfurt
Cloud
IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Cloud
IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Cloud
IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Connecting Enterprise buildings and DC’s across EU and Asia…
10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 5
London Paris Amsterdam Brussels
MilanMadrid Frankfurt
Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Vienna
Bern
Stockholm
Copenhagen
+ 35
other
MAN’s
Two key Customer Propositions driven by SDN/NFV
10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 6
Two different customer
propositions, targeting
different use cases:
1
2
Two key Customer Propositions driven by SDN/NFV
10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 7
Point to point
“On-net” (Fibre)
Colt On-Demand
Two different customer
propositions, targeting
different use cases:
1
2
Two key Customer Propositions driven by SDN/NFV
10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 8
Point to point
“On-net” (Fibre)
Colt On-Demand
Multi-site WAN
“Off-net &
On-net” mix
SD WAN
Two different customer
propositions, targeting
different use cases:
1
2
1 - On Demand
10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 9
Flexible
commercials
Bandwidth
scalability
Real-time
provisioning
Self-
service
2 - Colt SD WAN
10 October 2017 10
MPLS Link
Public Internet
Branch
Site
Customer
WAN
Customer Portal
to manage application routing, analytics
and firewall policies easily and in real time
CPE Router
Firewall
Load balancer
Server
NFV modules
as Applications
Colt SD WAN – One year later
Few examples of Pan-European Enterprises moved to SD WAN:
Automotive:
Global manufacturer of automotive and industrial equipment.
We migrated their current network to an SD WAN solution
with locations in 15 countries.
Banking:
Big multinational banking and financial services company
headquartered in Europe, with affiliates all around the world.
Transport/Travel:
A leading world-wide travel agency chain and airline. Colt is
rolling out their SD WAN between multiple airport sites
10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 11
Strong customer demand –
WAN RFP proportion:
5%
20%
60%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
2015 2016 2017
SD WAN – benefits from real use cases
10 October 2017 12
MPLS Link
Public Internet
Branch
Site
Customer
WAN
CPE Router
Firewall
Load balancer
Server
NFV modules
as Applications
2
3
1
Hybrid
NFV
Automation
SD WAN – benefits from real use cases
10 October 2017 13
MPLS Link
Public Internet
Branch
Site
Customer
WAN
CPE Router
Firewall
Load balancer
Server
NFV modules
as Applications
2
3
1
Hybrid
NFV
Automation
SD WAN – Capex cost comparison
Routing
10 October 2017 14
SD WAN Site
NFV – Virtualised network functions running on an
open CPE Server
Hybrid network access delivered as standard on the
Colt Open Server CPE
Basic MPLS connectivity delivered by CPE
Traditional MPLS Site
Separated proprietary CPE hardware per
network function
CPE Router
Open Server
NFV modules
IP VPN
(MPLS)
10M 100M 1G
Comparison - CPE Only
CPE Router Only Open Server + SW
271
527
1817
984 1128
4569
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
10M 100M 1G
Comparison - CPE Only
CPE Router Only Open Server + SW
1214
7402
10257
984 1128
4569
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
10M 100M 1G
Comparison - CPE + FW
CPE Router + FW Open Server + SW + FW
SD WAN – Capex cost comparison
Routing + Load balancing + FW
10 October 2017 15
Colt SD WAN Site
NFV – Virtualised network functions running on an
open CPE Server
Network functions delivered as software applications on
one and the same server
Network functions delivered via multiple CPE devices
Traditional WAN Site
Separated proprietary hardware per network
function
CPE Router
Firewall
Load balancer
Open Server
NFV modules
2299
6000
14000
984 1128
4569
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
10M 100M 1G
Comparison - CPE + FW + LB
CPE Router + FW + LB Open Server + SW + FW + LB
SD WAN – benefits from real use cases
10 October 2017 16
MPLS Link
Public Internet
Branch
Site
Customer
WAN
CPE Router
Firewall
Load balancer
Server
NFV modules
as Applications
2
3
1
Hybrid
NFV
Automation
SD WAN – Bandwidth cost
10 October 2017 17
10M 100M 1G 10M 100M 1G
On-net (Fibre) BW costs Off-net (Leased Line) costs
SD WAN – Bandwidth cost
10 October 2017 18
MPLS Link
Public Internet Customer
WAN
Branch
Site
Public Internet
Customer
WAN
Branch
Site
MPLS/Internet
Customer
WAN
Branch
Site
HQ
SD WAN – benefits from real use cases
10 October 2017 19
MPLS Link
Public Internet
Branch
Site
Customer
WAN
CPE Router
Firewall
Load balancer
Server
NFV modules
as Applications
2
3
1
Hybrid
NFV
Automation
12 October 2017 20
Thank you

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The business case for SD WAN in the enterprise

  • 1. 12 October 2017 1 The business case for SD WAN in the enterprise Benefits and caveats from real use cases Peter Coppens VP Product Colt Technology Services
  • 2. Our assets are below your feet
  • 3. Our assets are below your feet 3 Optical Ethernet IP Voice @ ✆ Security
  • 4. What we do 4 London Paris Frankfurt Cloud IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Cloud IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Cloud IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
  • 5. Connecting Enterprise buildings and DC’s across EU and Asia… 10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 5 London Paris Amsterdam Brussels MilanMadrid Frankfurt Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Vienna Bern Stockholm Copenhagen + 35 other MAN’s
  • 6. Two key Customer Propositions driven by SDN/NFV 10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 6 Two different customer propositions, targeting different use cases: 1 2
  • 7. Two key Customer Propositions driven by SDN/NFV 10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 7 Point to point “On-net” (Fibre) Colt On-Demand Two different customer propositions, targeting different use cases: 1 2
  • 8. Two key Customer Propositions driven by SDN/NFV 10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 8 Point to point “On-net” (Fibre) Colt On-Demand Multi-site WAN “Off-net & On-net” mix SD WAN Two different customer propositions, targeting different use cases: 1 2
  • 9. 1 - On Demand 10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 9 Flexible commercials Bandwidth scalability Real-time provisioning Self- service
  • 10. 2 - Colt SD WAN 10 October 2017 10 MPLS Link Public Internet Branch Site Customer WAN Customer Portal to manage application routing, analytics and firewall policies easily and in real time CPE Router Firewall Load balancer Server NFV modules as Applications
  • 11. Colt SD WAN – One year later Few examples of Pan-European Enterprises moved to SD WAN: Automotive: Global manufacturer of automotive and industrial equipment. We migrated their current network to an SD WAN solution with locations in 15 countries. Banking: Big multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Europe, with affiliates all around the world. Transport/Travel: A leading world-wide travel agency chain and airline. Colt is rolling out their SD WAN between multiple airport sites 10 October 2017 Colt SD WAN - SDN NFV World Congress 2017 11 Strong customer demand – WAN RFP proportion: 5% 20% 60% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 2015 2016 2017
  • 12. SD WAN – benefits from real use cases 10 October 2017 12 MPLS Link Public Internet Branch Site Customer WAN CPE Router Firewall Load balancer Server NFV modules as Applications 2 3 1 Hybrid NFV Automation
  • 13. SD WAN – benefits from real use cases 10 October 2017 13 MPLS Link Public Internet Branch Site Customer WAN CPE Router Firewall Load balancer Server NFV modules as Applications 2 3 1 Hybrid NFV Automation
  • 14. SD WAN – Capex cost comparison Routing 10 October 2017 14 SD WAN Site NFV – Virtualised network functions running on an open CPE Server Hybrid network access delivered as standard on the Colt Open Server CPE Basic MPLS connectivity delivered by CPE Traditional MPLS Site Separated proprietary CPE hardware per network function CPE Router Open Server NFV modules IP VPN (MPLS) 10M 100M 1G Comparison - CPE Only CPE Router Only Open Server + SW
  • 15. 271 527 1817 984 1128 4569 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 10M 100M 1G Comparison - CPE Only CPE Router Only Open Server + SW 1214 7402 10257 984 1128 4569 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 10M 100M 1G Comparison - CPE + FW CPE Router + FW Open Server + SW + FW SD WAN – Capex cost comparison Routing + Load balancing + FW 10 October 2017 15 Colt SD WAN Site NFV – Virtualised network functions running on an open CPE Server Network functions delivered as software applications on one and the same server Network functions delivered via multiple CPE devices Traditional WAN Site Separated proprietary hardware per network function CPE Router Firewall Load balancer Open Server NFV modules 2299 6000 14000 984 1128 4569 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 10M 100M 1G Comparison - CPE + FW + LB CPE Router + FW + LB Open Server + SW + FW + LB
  • 16. SD WAN – benefits from real use cases 10 October 2017 16 MPLS Link Public Internet Branch Site Customer WAN CPE Router Firewall Load balancer Server NFV modules as Applications 2 3 1 Hybrid NFV Automation
  • 17. SD WAN – Bandwidth cost 10 October 2017 17 10M 100M 1G 10M 100M 1G On-net (Fibre) BW costs Off-net (Leased Line) costs
  • 18. SD WAN – Bandwidth cost 10 October 2017 18 MPLS Link Public Internet Customer WAN Branch Site Public Internet Customer WAN Branch Site MPLS/Internet Customer WAN Branch Site HQ
  • 19. SD WAN – benefits from real use cases 10 October 2017 19 MPLS Link Public Internet Branch Site Customer WAN CPE Router Firewall Load balancer Server NFV modules as Applications 2 3 1 Hybrid NFV Automation
  • 20. 12 October 2017 20 Thank you