EVPN/VXLAN fabric on customer hardware
Requirement: Operate a scalable datacenter fabric on existing switches.
Delivery: BGP underlay, EVPN/VXLAN overlay, VLAN and service integration, controlled changes and ongoing troubleshooting.
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Requirement: Operate a scalable datacenter fabric on existing switches.
Delivery: BGP underlay, EVPN/VXLAN overlay, VLAN and service integration, controlled changes and ongoing troubleshooting.
Requirement: Connect two datacenters and reduce dependency on a single path or site.
Delivery: Passive DWDM, a local core link for each switch, an additional path through the second datacenter, LACP and planned failure tests.
Requirement: Deliver Ethernet services and customer circuits for ISPs, operators and MSPs.
Delivery: Feasibility checks, carrier coordination, VLAN handovers, Layer 2 transport, documentation and support through connectionpoint.
Requirement: Provide transit to hosting companies and businesses while supporting production networks.
Delivery: BGP sessions, IPv4/IPv6, filters and RPKI checks, plus changes, troubleshooting, maintenance planning and agreed on-call cover.
Requirement: Remove, protect, replace and recommission network, communications and POS-related technology during refurbishment work.
Delivery: Central planning, field technicians, runbook-based work, testing, photographic records and structured acceptance.
Requirement: Support different systems across several buildings and types of accommodation.
Delivery: IT support, server administration, site networks, Wi-Fi, VoIP, SIP and integration of existing off-site backup arrangements.
Requirement: Standardise guest, operations and device networks across repeated apartment and site layouts.
Delivery: Network design, Ubiquiti or Omada platforms, VLANs, firewalls, rollout, central management and troubleshooting.
Requirement: Deliver Internet and site connectivity that an MSP can incorporate into its customer service.
Delivery: Availability checks, ordering, static addressing, router and firewall coordination, and technical support during commissioning.
Development of an operational platform for customers, services, network objects, provisioning and technical workflows, evolved against real operational requirements.
Operation and development of a platform where the application, Linux systems, networking and external integrations are supported together.
Reproducible deployment and operations-aware automation for an environment whose infrastructure and network needs extend well beyond a standard web project.
Architecture, reviews, migration planning and engineering support for network operators, datacenter and Internet exchange environments, and other technical organisations.