Case Study: North American food manufacturer achieves 25%+ Cisco licensing savings and streamlined network operations with Kyndryl

North American food manufacturer upgrades its network for business growth

North American Food Manufacturer is a leading producer of poultry, meat and plant-based products with over 10,000 employees and more than $3.5 billion in annual sales. Rapid growth — new and expanded manufacturing facilities running on a shared SAP ERP — stretched a static IT budget, left many Cisco devices near end-of-life, and overwhelmed a 12-person network team charged with keeping performance and uptime aligned with business needs. The company engaged Kyndryl to modernize and simplify its network and licensing.

Kyndryl analyzed the environment, migrated Cisco software and wireless licenses to a Cisco Enterprise Agreement (EA), re-activated and upgraded Cisco Unified Communications Manager (v11→v12), and deployed Enhanced 911 via Cisco Jabber and Cisco DNA Center while providing managed services and co-terminating licenses. The engagement delivered measurable benefits: 25%+ savings on Cisco licensing over three years, simpler license management through co-termination, financial predictability with Cisco True-Forward billing, reduced administrative overhead, and freed internal staff to focus on business initiatives — all enabled by Kyndryl.