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CMC Networks ’ Dedicated Internet Access , IP Premier service enables Cerba Lancet Africa to utilise MAPS to better manage and monitor its decentralised workforce . With traffic prioritisation and best-in-class SLAs , Cerba Lancet Africa gains guaranteed , low-latency connectivity to Microsoft public cloud services such as Microsoft Teams via strategic regional hubs throughout South Africa , Nigeria , and Kenya .

Cerba Lancet Africa is a network of clinical pathology and medical diagnosis in Africa , with the ambition to become the diagnostic services provider in Africa . Cerba Lancet Africa operates a network of 160 sites across , Botswana , Eswatini , Ethiopia , Gabon , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Kenya , Mozambique , Nigeria , Rwanda , Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia and Zimbabwe . With its African network of more than 100 ISOaccredited laboratories , employing over 1,700 workers serving more than 4 million patients a year .

“ Our customised solutions for Cerba Lancet Africa not only revolutionise healthcare processes , but also bolster the capture , management , and processing of massive amounts of data ,” said Marisa Trisolino , CEO at CMC Networks .

The solution is FIPS compliant , meeting strict government , military and healthcare encryption and security requirements . Traffic is intelligently routed via the best path possible across both public and private clouds to enhance application performance . The centralised management controller is used to manage configuration and policy information , as well as network monitoring and alerting , and Zero- Touch provisioning of SD-WAN sites across Africa at scale .

Marisa Trisolino , CEO CMC Networks

CMC Networks implemented a Software-Defined Perimeter solution that uses identities and context to apply policies to all remote users and devices using least-privileged access across Cerba Lancet Africa ’ s network . The Zero-Trust architecture boosts security across the network with policies that can be used to evaluate and determine access to network services , such as time of day or whether the device is connecting from a secure or open Wi-Fi connection .

CMC Networks also upgraded its Global Network Operations Centre , with the move to its new offices in Sandton , South Africa . This upgrade will boost network and operational efficiencies and enhance customer experiences with the increased adoption of Artificial Intelligence , AI and automation .

The upgrade includes the implementation of Juniper Mist AI to fully integrate CMC Networks ’ switching , routing and Access Point , AP network fabric . The solution combines AI , machine learning and data science techniques to streamline operations across the company ’ s wireless access , wired access , and software-defined wide-area networks , SD-WAN . Advanced data comes from APs , switches , routers , and firewalls across CMC ’ s network to optimise customer experiences end-to-end .

“ AI is rapidly transforming global networking , and this will enable our operations to move with greater agility and precision when serving new customer demand ,” said Geoff Dornan , CTO at CMC Networks . p

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