BT has announced the global launch of BT Connect Intelligence IWAN, a managed service that enables organizations to automatically route and optimize network traffic.
The service is designed to give users visibility into applications performance without the need to spend more on bandwidth.
BT Connect Intelligence IWAN integrates the Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) solution into the BT Connect portfolio of network services.
The new launch builds on BT’s existing intelligent network capabilities by using a hybrid environment and managed Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology. It brings new options to reduce the cost of customers’ networks whilst securing the performance of applications.
The services offered as part of Connect Intelligence IWAN also help customers reap the business benefits of the ‘Cloud of Clouds’ by taking advantage of broader virtualised functions such as application performance management and security.
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s businesses in the UK and in around 20 other countries are set to be some of the first BT Connect Intelligence IWAN customers, taking advantage of the service’s reach and scalability to support their international operations.
The first version of Connect Intelligence IWAN offers to clients Virtual Private Network (VPN) capabilities across globally dispersed sites and different transport technologies.
Applications are routed across the best path in the customer’s hybrid network, based on real-time network performance.