Case Study: Ionbond achieves 90% MPLS cost reduction and faster, secure global networking with Barracuda Networks SecureEdge

Saving costs and accelerating the speed of business for leading global supply chain firm Ionbond

Ionbond, a Switzerland‑headquartered specialist in PVD, CVD and PACVD coatings with service centers in 15+ countries, faced rising cyber‑threats to sensitive client IP, high MPLS line costs, and poor application performance from legacy networks — all managed by a small IT team responsible for hundreds of devices and servers. The company needed a secure, cost‑effective way to streamline global connectivity and reduce latency without increasing operational overhead.

Ionbond deployed Barracuda SecureEdge (with SD‑WAN and Zero Trust capabilities) and Barracuda Cloud‑to‑Cloud Backup, using zero‑touch provisioning to cut firewall deployment from two days to two hours. The solution integrated with Microsoft Sentinel, restored ERP responsiveness across offices, reduced latency by about one‑third, cut MPLS costs by ~90% (ten‑times less), and reduced network staffing needs — freeing two full‑time people for other tasks — while providing reliable Microsoft 365 backup and fast restores.

Ionbond

Benedict Groppe

Head of IT