Case Study: Dorset Council achieves £1M in savings with Versa Networks SD-WAN

Dorset Council’s Digital Transformation: How a Rapid SD-WAN Deployment with Versa Delivered £1M in Savings Along with Future-Ready Connectivity

Dorset Council, the local authority for Dorset in England, needed to modernize its network while cutting costs and supporting secure remote work across about 180 WAN sites. It was also looking to move away from legacy MPLS to a more flexible, cost-effective SD-WAN approach, and selected Versa Networks’ Versa Secure SD-WAN after evaluating several vendors.

Versa Networks delivered a rapid, repeatable SD-WAN deployment that rolled out smoothly across the council’s distributed sites, with some locations live in minutes and minimal disruption. The migration improved connectivity and visibility, reduced connectivity costs by more than 50%, and delivered over £1 million in savings over five years, while giving Dorset Council a scalable, future-ready network.

Dorset Council

Paul Samways

Infrastructure Analyst