FEATURE : NETWORKING
SDWAN replaces legacy MPLS for law firm
The business of Bowmans , a big five law firm based out of South Africa , with seven offices in Kenya , Mauritius , South Africa , Tanzania and Zambia was limited by its legacy networking infrastructure , till CMC Networks created an end-to-end solution to enable flexible and seamless connectivity .
With over 500 specialist lawyers , Bowmans draws on its unique knowledge of the business and socio-political environment in Africa to advise clients on a wide range of legal issues . Its enviable track record of providing legal services to the highest professional standards spans corporate , finance , competition , taxation , employment , technology and dispute resolution matters .
Everywhere it operates , Bowmans offers its clients a service that uniquely blends expertise in the law , knowledge of the local market , and an understanding of their businesses . The firm ’ s aim is to assist its clients to achieve their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks .
CMC Networks has been selected by Bowmans to transform its legacy Multiprotocol Label Switching , MPLS network to a software-defined wide-area network , SD-WAN . Bowmans is one of the Big Five law firms in South Africa , with seven offices across Africa in Kenya , Mauritius , South Africa , Tanzania and Zambia . CMC Networks created an end-to-end solution to enable flexible and seamless connectivity between the different African markets in which Bowmans operates in October this year .
“ Bowmans is continually looking at new growth opportunities across the continent , and we needed our network to match our pace of business ,” said Ken Davidson , Head of Information Technology at Bowmans .
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