Grifols Dynamically Orchestrates Application Performance With SD-WAN

Grifols is a major Spanish healthcare company employing 17,000 in 30 subsidiaries around the world all dedicated to the mission of research, development and manufacturing of transfusion medicine. A leading manufacturer of plasma, Grifols has a presence in more than 100 countries, including a network of nearly 200 plasma donation centers operating in the United States.

Challenges

• Supporting the transition to SaaS solutions that consume bandwidth
• Improving donor experience by reducing waiting times at collection centers
• Ensuring maximum WAN availability
• Securing sensitive donor data

Extreme Solutions

• ExtremeCloud™ SD-WAN

Results

Optimized User Experience

• Increased use of video applications for donor services has created a better experience at donation centers
• Application flows are managed dynamically and in real-time on the network, delivering the best quality of service

Network Reliability

• Increased flexibility for migrating IT systems and applications to the cloud
• Major reduction in network incidents, especially for remote locations

Controlling Costs

• Granular management meets the business need for quality of service while reducing overall telecom costs
• Bandwidth optimization between core data centers and remote sites lowers costs