commsday summit 2017; cyient
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CYIENT © 2017 CONFIDENTIAL4/14/2017
Session Outline
Windstream and Cyient Overview
History and Context
Challenges and Complications
Proposal for a Solution
Implementation / Delivery
Results and Value
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Windstream Highlights
Windstream is a nationwide provider of advanced network communications. We are committed to empowering enterprise businesses with the reliable, scalable and secure network that today’s business-critical applications demand.
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Robust Nationwide Core Network
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Sample of Expected Network Route Latencies City A City ZRoute Distance
(km)
One-Way Expected
Latency
Chicago Ashburn 1,989 10.124
Chicago St Louis 580 2.978
Chicago Indianapolis 505 2.507
Chicago Dallas 2,253 11.235
Chicago Atlanta 2,210 10.750
Memphis Dallas 1,103 5.233
Dallas Memphis 940 4.819
Dallas Atlanta 2,051 10.600
Knoxville Atlanta 491 2.342
Memphis Atlanta 1,110 5.811
Atlanta Charlotte 448 2.295
Richmond Ashburn 224 1.197
Atlanta Ashburn 1,608 8.189
Cleveland Boston 1,189 5.930
Boston New York 476 2.435
New York Philadelphia 209 1.126* Expected latency for routes available upon request when quoting services.
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Windstream Solutions
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Data and
Network
Solutions
Network
Security
Voice and
Unified
Communication
s
Managed
ServicesCloud
MPLS VPN | Fiber |
Ethernet Fixed
Wireless | Wave
Colocation | Cloud
Connect EoHFC |
Hybrid WAN |
SD-WAN
Managed Network
Security
UCaaS | IP Simple
Virtual PBX
Dynamic IP/SIP
Managed LAN/WAN
Managed Router
Managed WiFi
UCaaS | CCaaS
Cloud Connect
Hosted Exchange
& Collaboration
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“Windstream’s vision is to provide a best-in-class customer experience throughnetwork and people.”
TONY THOMAS, WINDSTREAM CEO
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Windstream Network
Getting the most out of the 6th largest fiber
network in the country
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Provide the
capabilities and the
reliability of
customers expect
Generate strong
financial returns for
investors
by leveraging
existing fiber
NETWORK FIRST
STRATEGY
1 2 3
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Many Solutions
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Paetec
NetworkNuVox
Network
hWin
Transport
& Voice
KDL
Network
hWin
IP & DSLAM
IBM Netcool
Operations Insight
UGEVNet
ExpertMonolith HP OV
Netcool Probes
June of 2015 - Five Event
Management Solutions
feeding in to Netcool
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Challenges
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Many rulesets for any given device type
Complex systems with unclear relationships
One person supporting each stack
Many networks with overlapping IP space
Alarms rationalization and ensuring alarms were actionable
Incomplete device inventory
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Vision
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Executive Vision
Consolidation of tools, vendors, and cost
Simplification of operational processes
Improved onboarding of new networks
Phase 1
A single software stack for core network elements with a single ruleset for each type of device
Phase 2
A unified stack of software for customer premises equipment covering Fault, Performance, and Configuration while providing automatic ticketing capabilities
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Project Overview
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Three Segments
1. “Show me how to fish”
2. “Teach me how to fully fish”
3. “Guide me while I fish”
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Delivery Overview
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Three Segments
1. Intense effort, resources
2. Sustained effort, reduced staffing
3. Transitional staffing, steady state
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- Consolidation for fault management tools for ~80,000 devices and 300,000 unique events per day
- Established a system to track fault, performance and configuration of 150,000 CPE devices
- Deployed active monitoring - automatically ticket for fault issues
- Given the enterprise repair team the ability to inquire into fault, configuration and performance data without navigating separate components
- Complete decommission all legacy FM solutions
- A centralized "single pane of glass" solution
- Automatic backup of CPE configurations on change
- A “best practices” deployment of Netcool NOI with Network Manager
Outcome
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Lessons Learned
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Agile Pros
• Delivered results quickly
• Impediments dealt with routinely
• Key stakeholders involved daily
• Resulted in product the
business was happy with
• Project met goals on time and
on budget
Agile Cons
• More resource intensive for the business than traditional methodology
• Need to ensure the teams consider the big picture
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Immediate results:
- Technical solutions for customers are done over a phone call rather than punching in tickets from alarms
- Addition of compliance and configuration management capabilities across the board which helped quickly identity issues such as compromised accounts
- Consistent tools that are used by technicians to provide the world class service
- Increased visibility to relationship of customer devices and core network
Combined efforts have resulted in value to Windstream:
- 84% reduction in MTTR in 18 months for Network Operations
- 70% yearly increase in NPS for Enterprise Repair
Summary of Value
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How we delivered
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designingtomorrowtogetherThree simple words that describe our unique
approach of working with our clients to improve our
client’s business and lives of their clients.