The Wide Area Network is critical to most organisations. With an increasing trend to the centralisation of IT and the move to thin client technology, a highly reliable WAN is more important than ever.

BBW have many years experience advising clients on their WAN strategies, benchmarking WAN costs and service levels and, if required, managing a full procurement process.  For public sector clients we can also manage OJEU procurement processes.

However, purchasing a WAN is far from simple. Key questions include:

• What are my real bandwidth requirements?

• What SLA and contract should I negotiate?

• Which technologies should I consider – is MPLS the only option? What can VPLS deliver for my business?

• How can I improve resilience?

• What about international locations – how would WAN optimisation help me deliver improved services globally?

• If I am running a converged voice and data network, how should I specify additional features such as QoS for voice and video?

• What do I need to consider when centralising services to an outsourced data centre?

 

At BBW, we believe we can assist in the following ways:

Product Knowledge – Extensive understanding of the different product offerings and their strengths and weaknesses in a real world environment.

Supplier Intelligence – Extensive understanding of the various suppliers, their financial stability and market strengths and weaknesses. This knowledge is critical when selecting a supplier for a given territory and in ensuring a reliable solution.

Cost Information – From the management of almost continuous procurement processes we are quickly able to benchmark costs and also understand how far suppliers are willing to go in cost negotiation. This comprehensive understanding gives our clients a strong hand in contract and further cost negotiation.

 

About BBW

BBW is one of the UK’s leading independent communications consultancies with an impressive track record of delivering effective solutions to clients. By offering a comprehensive range of professional, technical and business communications advice and support, BBW is able to cater for a broad range of communications requirements.

As a strictly independent consultancy, we are able to offer our clients truly impartial advice.