A global organization with a large, distributed IT estate invited multiple vendors to prove a credible path to a software-defined, policy-driven network. The Cisco architecture our engineers designed won the evaluation, and the same engineers led the implementation.
The project described in this use case was delivered by engineers who are now part of the Ngenium team, completed for past customers in prior roles. It reflects the hands-on Cisco expertise those engineers bring to Ngenium. The customer is described by profile only and is not identified.
During discovery, our engineers worked with the customer’s network and security teams to translate broad modernization goals into concrete, measurable priorities. Each had to be demonstrated in the proof of concept.
Although the three priorities looked operational on the surface, they shared one root cause: policy and configuration were tied to individual devices and individual sites. Without a unifying fabric, every improvement had to be re-implemented everywhere by hand. The evaluation therefore favoured a solution that could express identity, segmentation and policy once and apply it consistently across the entire estate — including the cloud.
Rather than four point products, the customer saw one architecture in which intent defined in a single place is enforced everywhere automatically.
Winning the evaluation was the beginning, not the end. The rollout was structured to protect operations while moving the customer onto the new operating model.
The architecture was praised for its robustness and comprehensiveness — one consistent way to manage policy and devices across every location and the cloud, delivered without disrupting day-to-day operations.
Identity-driven segmentation through ISE gave the customer consistent, enforceable policy and device management across all locations, including cloud infrastructure.
Fabric-wide assurance turned reactive troubleshooting into proactive operations, with real-time insight into wireless and network performance.
Automated, template-driven onboarding streamlined operations and reduced the risk of misconfiguration, freeing engineers for higher-value work.
Knowledge transfer was part of the engagement, not an afterthought. The customer’s own engineers operate the platform — which is the only outcome we consider finished.
We do not name customers without explicit written permission. This engagement was a global, multi-site organization with a large distributed IT estate spanning branch, campus, data center and public cloud.
Yes. The proof of concept was won competitively and the same engineers were engaged to deliver the implementation. The work was completed by engineers who are now part of the Ngenium team, for past customers in prior roles.
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN for connectivity, Cisco SD-Access for the campus fabric and automated onboarding, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for identity and segmentation policy, and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) in the data center.
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