Case Study: Marel achieves guaranteed Microsoft Lync & SharePoint performance and cuts travel and telecom costs with Infovista's Ipanema

By guaranteeing Microsoft Lync & SharePoint performances, Marel reduces travel costs

Marel, a global leader in equipment and systems for the food processing industry, needed to cut travel costs and improve collaboration by rolling out on‑premise Microsoft Lync and centralizing documents on SharePoint. After experiencing real‑time performance problems with OCS and concerns that heavy UC and SharePoint traffic would impact ERP/PLM and other business apps, Marel engaged Infovista to deploy its Ipanema solution to guarantee Lync/SharePoint performance, reduce MTTI, and avoid costly bandwidth upgrades.

Infovista implemented Ipanema’s objective‑based application management and Dynamic Hybrid Networking to prioritize VoIP/video as top critical, protect ERP and SharePoint, and dynamically steer less critical traffic to the Internet while keeping business‑critical flows on MPLS. The outcome was fast, company‑wide adoption of Microsoft Lync and SharePoint, improved end‑user quality of experience, and measurable cost savings through reduced MPLS/CoS expenses and avoided bandwidth upgrades—delivering on Marel’s goals while lowering travel and telecom costs thanks to Infovista.

Marel

Rob Janssen

Manager Global Infrastructure & QRC