Project Overview Alberto Pedraz

Alberto Pedraz, Senior Director Global IT WAN Summit London, 7th October 2015

AGENDA

1. adidas group

2. Why to offload the WAN?

3. Architecture overview

4. Success factors

5. Future outlook

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ADIDAS GROUP OVERVIEW

Wholesale Retail Other Businesses

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WAN Network

+ 260 Offices

+ 3000 Stores

+ 70 Countries

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GLOBAL WAN

MPLS

LOCAL WAN

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MOSCOW

SEOUL

LOCAL WAN

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STORE

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AGENDA

1. adidas group

2. Why to offload the WAN?

3. Architecture overview

4. Success factors

5. Future outlook

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WAN OFFLOADING PROJECT

AGENDA

1. adidas group

2. Why to offload the WAN?

3. Architecture overview

4. Success factors

5. Future outlook

ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW

REGIONAL HQ

REMOTE OFFICE

CORPORATE WAN MPLS

INTERNET

Applications in scope: • Backup and replication

• Application distribution

• Email

• Instant messaging/video

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AGENDA

1. adidas group

2. Why to offload the WAN?

3. Architecture overview

4. Success factors

5. Future outlook

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WAN OFFLOADING – BUSINESS CASE

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WAN OFFLOADING – BUSINESS CASE

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WITHOUT WAN OFFLOADING

COST AVOIDANCE > 35%

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WAN OFFLOADING – SUCCESS FACTORS

• Organizational readiness

• Buy-in from adidas group Markets and Regions

• Early on-board key stakeholders

• Clarity on Scope, deliverables, expectations, etc

• Ongoing communication

• HQ driven, local/regionally executed

AGENDA

1. adidas group

2. Why to offload the WAN?

3. Architecture overview

4. Success factors

5. Future outlook

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FUTURE OUTLOOK…

QUESTIONS?

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