Drägerwerk in safe hands with Vanco

Vanco centralises management of the worldwide Wide Area Network for the Lübeck medical and safety technology group

Drägerwerk AG has opted for a virtual network solution from Vanco. The Virtual Network Operator (VNO) will develop, implement and maintain the worldwide Wide Area Network (WAN) for the global manufacturer of medical and safety technology products. A total of 175 branches in 40 countries in Europe, Asia and America will be linked together in this network.

The aim is to bring the complex network of Drägerwerk AG, Dräger Medical and Dräger Safety under central management, as only 50 of the 175 locations are currently under uniform supervision. At the same time, the security of formerly country-based networks will be optimised through the centralised solution. Vanco, together with the Lübeck enterprise, took only four months to create a network design that not only meets Dräger's standardisation requirements, but also ensures regional flexibility and cost efficiency.

The new infrastructure solution fulfils all requirements for Dräger’s planned network restructuring. Most countries are linked to each other through an MPLS backbone, with locations in individual countries then mainly networked via IPSec. A combination of DSL and Leased Lines completes the last mile. Employees at all locations have permanent access to the corporate network through worldwide RAS (Remote Access Service), even while travelling. Vanco also provides a comprehensive security package with Managed DMZ (Demilitarised Zone) and firewalls in carrier-neutral co-locations. The DMZ protects corporate server and network components that connect to public network providers and enables Dräger to place applications in the network centrally.

"We were convinced by the flexible VNO model because it matched our high demands for a centrally managed infrastructure and consistently fair market costs," explains Michael von Smolinski, CIO Drägerwerk AG. "It was particularly important for us as a global enterprise that with Vanco we have a single partner and uniform Service Level Agreements."

source : Vanco