Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 08 | Page 70

CASE STUDY Solution: Orange Business Services knew that its choice of technology partner would be critical if it was going to realise its ambitions. It looked for a partner that had proven open technology, a strong track record in delivering innovative virtualised networks and also one that shared its vision for software-defined networking (SDN). The company already had a long-standing relationship with Juniper Networks, which was a key player in its network infrastructure for both L3 and L2 VPN services. Based on that experience, it selected Juniper Networks as its networking partner for the Easy Go Network platform. “I think that Juniper’s track record in terms of innovation was key to our partnership and will be key in the future, because continuous innovation should be everyday Virtualization (NFV). The vSRX virtual firewalls deliver core firewall, robust networking, advanced security services and automated lifecycle management capabilities within a virtual machine. By using Juniper’s virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE) solution, Orange Business Services has also been able to orchestrate more value-added services inside the network. The new Easy Go Network offering has already been made commercially available in a live network and allows Orange Business Services customers to set up and manage their own IP VPNs as well as their firewalls, Web Content Filtering and other services through a self-care portal. Other key elements of the Easy Go Network are plug-and-pla