Networking and connectivity can pose some serious challenges for retail companies. Increased demands for instant information and communications between various stores and administrative centers can put a real strain on available bandwidth and can lead to unexpected downtime for some of the services needed by associates and customers. Software-defined wide-area networking solutions can address these key pain points for retailers in an efficient and cost-effective way:
- Creating memorable in-store experiences: Modern customers are looking for seamless access to information both in your stores and online. Finding ways to deliver this information about your products and services to your customers wherever they happen to be presents significant challenges that require careful management of bandwidth by retailers.
- Establishing a reputation for reliability: Failing to maintain uptime for e-commerce sites and to deliver dependable access to the information customers need can damage your company’s public reputation. This can affect not only your short-term profitability but can have lasting repercussions for your brand.
- Balancing various applications: Managing bandwidth requirements can be a challenge for many retailers. From in-store applications to e-commerce platforms and inventory management across stores, making sure that your organization manages its available bandwidth for optimal performance should be a priority for your retail organization.
- Moving to the cloud: Cloud computing solutions can provide much-needed redundancy and can allow your business to continue to operate at near-peak efficiency even under challenging circumstances. Many retailers have difficulty making the move to the cloud from local solutions.
- Maintaining security: Implementing effective security measures for financial information, sensitive data and proprietary intellectual property can be challenging in the retail sector.
Implementing SD-WAN connectivity can resolve many of these pain points for retailers and can streamline the process of managing bandwidth and connectivity. At Meriplex, we offer practical help for your company in creating software-defined wide area network capabilities that will resolve your specific set of pain points and will help you stay competitive in the modern retail world.
