Press release
April 24, 2019 at 3:00 AM EDT
Network Underpins Fast Business
Growth for Retail Leader
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 24, 2019
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), an industry leader
in automated, scalable and secure networks, today announced that
Colruyt Group, one of the largest retailers in Belgium and also
present in France, has deployed Juniper Networks’ solutions to
improve its data connectivity in response to exponential growth in
network traffic.
Colruyt Group offers numerous retail
chains, including food and non-food retail, fuel, wholesale and food
services. Established more than 80 years ago, it operates 553 of its
own stores, supplies 581 independent shopkeepers in Belgium and
France and also offers its products via e-commerce sites. The group
owns the BIO-planet, Collishop, Cru, dreambaby, DreamLand, OKay, SPAR
Belgium, MyUnderwear24, NewStory, Newpharma and ZEB brands and
operates a network of DATS24 fuel stations throughout Belgium.
Colruyt must ensure that it provides
quality products and convenient services at competitive prices to
protect and grow its leadership status. Ensuring the smooth operation
of mission-critical applications such as stock controls and
technological infrastructure that underpin its customer-facing
services is the key to maintaining happy and loyal customers.
Facing a rapid increase in demand
for its products and services across the company’s portfolio,
Colruyt needed to upgrade its WAN and LAN to ensure that it could
respond effectively to the growth in network activity.
News highlights:
To maximize bandwidth and reduce
latency while ensuring network security and stability, Colruyt
invested in a range of Juniper solutions to:
Support fast growth and seasonal
shopping spikes: Juniper Networks® EX Series Ethernet Switches that
are deployed in a Virtual Chassis topology with EX Series switches or
QFX Series data center switches. L3 aggregation gives Colruyt the
ability to add new nodes into the campus network quickly. This
extensible configuration provides Colruyt with the flexibility and
agility to meet any peaks in traffic caused by further growth or
seasonal shopping periods.
Provide more reliable point of sale:
The Virtual Chassis capabilities offered by the EX Series Ethernet
Switches and QFX Series Switches means in-store POS (point of sale)
and tablet devices will be much less likely to go offline, even at
peak times. By moving to a Virtual Chassis for the switches that
handle all store-related traffic, Colruyt is able to simplify its
network topology. This layer of virtualization drives a better
customer experience.
Deliver scalable internet
connections: Colruyt uses MX104 routers as peering devices with the
ISP. Powered by the Junos operating system and the programmable Trio
Chipset, Juniper’s MX104 Universal Routing Platform is a modular,
highly redundant and compact platform offering advanced routing,
switching, security and service features.
Secure its data and infrastructure:
Colruyt implemented the Juniper Networks® SRX5400 Services Gateway,
providing the retailer with a scalable, resilient firewall, equipped
with integrated threat intelligence, an intrusion prevention system
and a powerful routing engine. This feature helps Colruyt protect its
own infrastructure and sensitive customer data from cybersecurity
threats.
Ensure reliable and secure store
connectivity: Colruyt deployed the Juniper Networks® SRX300 Services
Gateway as its branch solution for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
for its site connectivity.
The company is now on its way to
upgrading its network bandwidth to 40 Gbps.
Colruyt selected Juniper Networks’
partner Securelink, a leading information consulting company
specializing in network and security, to design and deliver Colruyt’s
solution.
https://newsroom.juniper.net/press-releases/colruyt-group-selects-juniper-networks-support-its-digital-transformation
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