Outsourced Wide Area Network Services with MCIOutsourced Wide Area Network Services with MCI

Steve Anderson Dip Mgmt ACMI FIMIS MBCS

IT Partner EMEA, Davis Langdon LLP

STEVE ANDERSON

Over 16 years working in IT Held in a variety of technical roles before rising into

management – currently studying for my MBA Worked across many sectors including engineering,

manufacturing, transport, retail, high-tech,

management consultancy, finance, construction,

property and business services A ‘turn-around’ CIO Joined Davis Langdon in 2003

WHAT WE ARE

Davis Langdon is a multi disciplinary firm of client

focused specialists, highly experienced in all areas of

the built environment, with an in-depth knowledge of

procurement, development, finance and construction

delivery processes.

WHAT WE DO

Davis Langdon manage risk and enhance value for

clients contemplating investment in or development

of property or construction, worldwide.

WHERE WE ARE

Davis Langdon are established in all major economic

clusters, nationally and internationally

QATAR

DUBAI

BAHRAIN

LEBANON

BRUNEI

CHINA

HONG KONG

MALAYSIA

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

THAILANDVIETNAM

AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

BOTSWANA

USA

SPAIN

POLAND

FRANCE

ENGLANDSCOTLANDWALES

EGYPT

KOREA

WEST AFRICA EAST AFRICA

IRELAND

CZECH REPUBLIC

Global reachGlobal reach Local deliveryLocal delivery

Europe/ Middle EastOffices: 33Staff: 1350

Asia PacificOffices: 18Staff: 960

AustralasiaOffices: 13Staff: 170

AfricaOffices: 14Staff: 160

USAOffices: 6Staff: 60

We leverage knowledge, skills and experience, from national or global market, into local environments.

HOW WE DELIVER

““TO MAKE A POSITIVE VALUE AND RISK TO MAKE A POSITIVE VALUE AND RISK DIFFERENCE FOR CLIENTS CONSTRUCTING OR DIFFERENCE FOR CLIENTS CONSTRUCTING OR

OWNING PROPERTY”OWNING PROPERTY”

IN SHORT – WE MANAGE AND IN SHORT – WE MANAGE AND ASSURE CLIENT RISKASSURE CLIENT RISK

OUR MISSION:

Replacing the old WAN

Cable & Wireless managed frame-relay WAN Capacity, flexibility and reliability issues

Davis Langdon Frame Relay Network

Regional Office

Public Internet

Frame Relay Network

Data Centre

London

Regional Office

2Mb

128Kb

2Mb

1Mb

Liverpool

Cambridge

256Kb

128Kb

Regional Office

Replacing the old WAN

Cable & Wireless managed frame-relay WAN Capacity, flexibility and reliability issues Upgrade to MPLS technology Short-listed 3 vendors – BT, C&W, MCI Established baseline design & budget approval Entered into final negotiations – August 2003 Signed contracts with MCI – October 2003 Go live February 2004 – ‘big bang’

Solution

• 2 x 34Mb Core Data Centres• 12 x 2Mb Regional Offices• 7 x 1Mb Regional Offices• 2 x 10Mb or 100MB Local LAN Extensions• ISDN Dial-around Backup

Davis Langdon MPLS PIP Network

Public Internet

MCI PIP Cloud

Data Centre

Data Centre

Regional Office

34Mb

34Mb

ISDN Dial-around Backup not shown

Regional Office

2Mb

2Mb

Benefits

– ‘One-stop-shop’– Lower costs per Mb– Increased bandwidth / capacity– Improved network resilience– Negligible business impact during backups– Quality of service (QoS) enabled– Platform for voice, video & data convergence

Questions?Questions?