Challenge
The pharmaceutical company wanted to improve its operational efficiency while maintaining strict security.
- Security policies differed across business units
- Demand for cloud services led units to stand-up their own connections
- Shadow IT added security risk
Solution
We helped Astellas Pharma Inc. to take advantage of cloud computing.
- Implemented Secure Cloud Interconnect to connect AWS Direct Connect and other CSPs with a standard solution around the globe
- Leveraged Private IP, an MPLS-based VPN for bandwidth and secure connectivity
- Pre-provisioned virtual circuits
- Established SLAs to back performance
Outcome
By establishing scalable and secure cloud services, Astellas Pharma Inc. improved its overall business agility.
- Reduced cloud connection lead times to deliver business units service when needed
- Helped increased productivity by improving application performance across the global enterprise
- Improved security posture by reducing the risks posed by shadow IT and diverse policies
How we built the solution.