Connect, expand, and succeed with a global enterprise network
Empowering your enterprises means constantly seeking ways to innovate or expand your reach to tap into new markets. We all want to find the next quick fix to supercharge our efforts, but growing your business depends on being able to expand your enterprise network globally. A global enterprise network not only allows your business to operate seamlessly across different regions but also enhances your ability to collaborate, innovate, and compete on a global scale.
Whether through mergers and acquisitions, opening new branches and locations, or digital transformation, a network can grow and become more and more complex. Hardware becomes outdated, licenses need to be renewed, cloud solutions implemented, your network perimeter expands, security needs to be improved, the list goes on. One update triggers a chain reaction across the whole network… and that’s not even accounting for the challenges of expanding your network into new regions or global management.
The challenges of expanding your network into new regions
There are numerous factors to consider when designing a global enterprise network, and each region presents its own unique set of obstacles. In a Do-It-Yourself approach, we know network expansion is a daunting task.
We’ve detailed nine key challenges when expanding your network globally and how you can overcome them:
1. Visibility of network status and performance
Having a clear view of your network health and global performance is vital. You need to be able to see real-time metrics about your network’s health down to site level. Without one, you’re essentially blind which can make addressing any issues, that much more challenging and stressful. There are many network management or visibility options available in the market, but they can have integration or compatibility challenges.
Our Intelligent Internet platform, expereoOne, integrates seamlessly with your existing tech stack and provides a single view of your network, offering superior visibility and control. This enables you to make agile decisions regarding connectivity needs, whether it’s scaling services up or down based on performance data.
2. Unknown providers in the region
One of the primary challenges is identifying reliable Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the new region. With thousands of ISPs worldwide, determining who to trust can be overwhelming.
This is where having a trusted advisor becomes invaluable. At Expereo, we have a comprehensive database of 2,300 ISPs around the globe, allowing us to recommend trusted providers tailored to your specific needs.
3. Technology availability and suitability
Different regions offer varying levels of technology and Internet speeds. Understanding what technology is available and what is best suited for a particular region is crucial.
Whether it’s fiber, Fixed Wireless Access, 4G/LTE/5G or low earth orbit solutions, an MSP like Expereo can ensure you have access to the most appropriate technology to meet your business needs.
4. Pricing options and local billing requirements
Navigating the pricing options and local billing requirements can be complex as each region has its own pricing models and billing regulations.
An MPS can manage this complexity for you, providing transparent pricing options and handling local billing requirements, ensuring a seamless financial operation for your business.
5. Different local regulations and compliance requirements
Compliance with local regulations is essential when expanding into new markets and a failure to do so can impact your success in that market. A one size fits all approach won’t work. For example, the data protection laws from region to region can be very different, from the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) in China, to GDPR in Europe, or even the state-by-state system in the USA.
Working with an MSP means you have access to regulatory expertise in the areas you’re looking to expand into.
6. Deployment, network transition, and support requirements
Effective deployment and network transition require local expertise and on-the-ground support. This can be very challenging for remote or rural locations that are hard to get to. It’s fine when you’re in a well-populated city where the infrastructure is simple to navigate or obtain, but what do you do in areas you are less familiar with like Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa?
An MSP with global reach can ensure you have the IPs in place that you need. Similarly they can handle the delivery of any hardware required. With our team of professionals fluent in 13 languages and based in various regions, we manage this crucial part of the process for you.
7. Management of contracts and suppliers
Managing hundreds of contracts and suppliers can be very time-consuming, and that’s time better spent transforming your business.
When you work with a reputable MSP, they take on contract management for you. Streamlining your operations and freeing up your resources so you and your team can focus on high-value, strategic activities.
8. Invoice review and cross-charging
For finance teams, reviewing invoices and managing cross-charging by location can be challenging. The right MSP can simplify this process, making it easy for your finance team to manage internal billing efficiently.
9. Hiring IT, networking and cybersecurity talent
Managing network expansion requires a dedicated team. However, the current IT and technology talent market is tight. The Expereo-commissioned IDC InfoBrief, Enterprise Horizons 2024: Technology Leaders’ Priorities on their Digital Business Journey, revealed that global enterprise technology leaders are struggling to find talent in the following areas:
- 39% cybersecurity.
- 36% networking.
- 35% data, AI and automation.
On top of that, what talent you do have access to within your organization needs to be able to focus on high-value activities on top of handling any tickets.
By partnering with Expereo, you can free up your IT team. Subsequently allowing them to focus on strategic initiatives rather than the complexities of network management. You gain access to on-demand skills and expertise that you can scale up or down as needed. Ultimately, this is a faster, more cost effective and flexible way to access the skills and resource you need to expand your network and transform your business.
What do you need to build a tailor-made global enterprise network?
We’ve covered how Managed Service Providers (MSPs), like Expereo, can remove the complexity of expanding a global enterprise network. But how do you transform your network to achieve a uniform global user experience for your teams and locations as you expand?
Our recommended connectivity strategy for a truly global enterprise network would include the following connectivity solutions (initially):
- Global Internet: Ensures reliable and high-speed Internet access across all your locations. With Global Internet from Expereo, we design, build and manage a reliable Internet network across all of your global locations and teams.
- Fixed Wireless Access: Agile, reliable mobile 4G/LTE/5G Internet coverage that keeps your business online no matter what happens.
- Low Earth Orbit: Utilize cutting-edge satellite technology for remote and hard-to-reach areas.
- Enhanced Internet: An AI-driven Internet solution that enhances your Global Internet performance to provide the consistency you need to get the full value from your cloud applications.
With these foundational solutions in place to ensure reliable connectivity wherever you do business, we would then also recommend further connectivity solutions designed to meet your wider business goals, like SD-WAN or SASE.
Expand your global enterprise network today with Expereo
Wherever you’re based, whether you’re connecting a city office or a remote production site, we have the capabilities, partnerships, and technologies to connect your enterprise anywhere in the world.
Get in touch today to discuss your needs.