Case Study: US LBM Holdings achieves zero downtime and simpler network growth with Flexential

US LBM simplifies network architecture to eliminate downtime and support business growth

US LBM Holdings, the largest privately owned specialty building materials distributor in the U.S., needed a more scalable and reliable network to support growth across more than 450 locations. Its existing architecture used 14 virtual Meraki hubs, creating complexity, manual work, and frequent outages. The company turned to Flexential, using colocation and Flexential Cloud Fabric to simplify connectivity and better integrate with Microsoft Azure.

Flexential implemented strategic colocation deployments and direct cloud connections through Flexential Cloud Fabric, including dedicated 100 Gbps links to Azure. Flexential also helped US LBM deploy the first hub and train its team to manage the rest independently. The result was a streamlined, more scalable hybrid cloud environment with 100% uptime, zero interruptions or downtime since deployment, and faster, less manual network management across the company’s nationwide operations.

US LBM Holdings

Ryan Wallace

Director of Network Operations