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BUI Managed Azure vWAN

Intelligent WAN Edge

Expand your network using the cloud with intelligent WAN edge technologies, fully managed by BUI, the Microsoft arm of the FirstTechnology Group.

BUI Managed Azure vWAN with VMware SD-WAN offers a modern networking solution that is easy to deploy, use, and manage. It offers high availability, integrated security, enterprise-grade performance and automatic scaling to maximise the value of moving to the cloud. Solve branch network stability, elasticity, security and accessibility concerns through a well defined and structured approach to branch networking with First Technology.

BUI Managed Azure vWAN with VMware SD-WAN enables building networks for optimised cloud access by creating a virtual cloud network architecture that connects all branch locations to Azure, thus simplifying branch office connectivity, increasing network agility and reducing cost.

Our phased approach

First Technology's phased approach to delivering modern cloud based vWAN solutions.

Phase 1: Discovery

First Technology's phased approach to delivering modern cloud based vWAN solutions.

Resiliency / high availability
Security
Network & application performance
Load
sharing
Branch
topology
Output
Detailed architecture design, deployment plan and cost proposal.
Phase 2: Enablement

Deployment, configuration and activation of SD-WAN and Azure services as per detailed architecture and design.

Enabling and configuration of secure Azure landing zone
Distribution and enablement of SD-WAN at branches
Enablement of centralised orchestration and management software
Output
Connected and enabled SD-WAN solution as per detailed design.
Phase 3: Validation and testing
Enabling and configuration of secure Azure landing zone
Output
Test results of SD-WAN solution, signed off by the customer.
Phase 4: Managed Services

Managed services start with onboarding to Lighthouse, BUI Cloud Management Portal and BUI Service Desk.
We provide managed networking services including:

First Technology Cloud Managed Platform Portal
Self-service Azure cost management
Networking performance management
Network alert monitoring
Regular service feedback and reporting
8 X 5 incident management
BUI service desk
Unlimited escalation to Microsoft and VMWare
10 Hours per month network consulting

Please note: This plan runs an Azure Resource and Access package, granting a BUI delegate access to your Azure subscription via Azure Lighthouse. BUI will initiate contact and schedule the first discovery workshop to finalise network design, architecture, hardware/software, deployment plan and cost proposal.

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Managed SDWAN with VMWare

Expand your network intelligently with BUI Managed SD-WAN, providing you with secure, scalable, cloud network access to all your on-premise and cloud resources, fully managed. Combining BUI’s technical expertise and managed services provides you with access to best-of-breed skills in networking, security, Azure and managed services. BUI partners with you from discovery, towards planning unique networking goals, implementation to full SD-WAN managed services. Utilizing our Azure Managed Services practices, we will monitor, orchestrate and alert on network services while keeping Azure costs reduced and performance optimal.

This plan runs an Azure Resource and Access package, granting a BUI delegate access to your Azure subscription via Azure Lighthouse.