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Orchestrating 10x Bandwidth

CANNON GROUP HELPS LEADING PROPANE COMPANY ACHIEVE 10X BANDWIDTH INCREASE AND 10% REDUCTION IN COMMUNICATIONS SPENDING

PROBLEM

America’s largest propane company grows its business in large part through the acquisition of other high-quality propane companies across the country. With each acquisition, however, they inherit new communication technologies. As such, they needed a repeatable process that could identify the various technologies in place, pare it all down per the needs of internal customers and integrate into their current network. In an environment of high activity and constant change, their internal IT resources did not have the bandwidth to manage this complex undertaking on an ongoing basis. And the longer they waited after each acquisition to get a handle on the IT landscape, the more money they were wasting on technology that was not needed.

SOLUTION

Cannon Group employed a tightly managed process to understand which technology was contractually in place, what services were deployed at which locations and which of those were still needed—along with all associated expenses. Cannon then partnered with the client to convert and integrate the remaining technology into the existing network.

RESULTS

Cannon Group redesigned how the customer manages changing systems, processes and technology across the entire business for greater savings and productivity. To date, the client has seen a 10X bandwidth increase with a 10% drop in communications spending.

PMaaS for an SD-WAN Rollout

CANNON FILLS NEED FOR PMP-CERTIFIED PROJECT MANAGER TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL SD-WAN ROLLOUT IN UNDER 3 WEEKS’ TIME

PROBLEM

A global materials company was planning an international SD-WAN rollout but had neither the resources nor the expertise to manage it. They not only required a PMPcertified project manager to step in and take the lead, but they needed the project to begin in short-order.

SOLUTION

The client turned to Cannon Group for a dedicated PMP-certified project manager with specialized knowledge, backed by a team of Cannon SD-WAN experts to offer behind-the-scenes support. The project manager coordinated the delivery and activation of the equipment and service, developed project plans and worked with the client’s IT staff around the world to provide an efficient delivery of the service. The project is ongoing today.

RESULTS

The project was staffed in less than three weeks from the initial request, ahead of the client’s requested timeline. With completion of the planning phase, phase one of the implementation is now ready for successful execution

UC Rollout Staffing

CANNON ADDRESSES MAJOR CHANGE IN PROJECT SCOPE WITHOUT ADDING
PERSONNEL, TIME OR EXPENSE

PROBLEM

A platform and services leader needed help with a Unified Communications (UC) rollout for a Fortune 500 client of theirs. They had an imminent need for a project manager with technical expertise to lead trouble/support coordination for an international Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

SOLUTION

The customer turned to Cannon, a trusted IT project management partner, to manage the two-year project. However, just after the project kicked off, the end-client realized they didn’t have a handle on their current telecom services inventory—acritical requirement of a Unified Communications rollout. Cannon stepped in to complete the audit

RESULTS

The 25-month project was staffed within two weeks. When the need for an inventory review suddenly arose, Cannon was able to immediately address the major change in scope without adding personnel, time or expense. platform for use by their industry partners.

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