Technology Magazine January 2021 | Page 149

“ Whatever is good for the environment is good for the business too ”

— Nick Giannakakis , Chief Information Officer , Motor Oil
149 Defined-WAN implementation . The SD-WAN solution provides a virtual WAN architecture , with users controlling and managing the entire system via software running on a central platform .
With the implementation of the SD-WAN project , Motor Oil will have achieved a simplified , fully secured network , with high availability and scalability to improve both the user experience and productivity .
Looking ahead , Giannakakis believes the major oil players will all adapt to new ways of working post-COVID .
“ I think we are going to live in a new reality where our priorities and our digital transformation will be accelerated , but also I think the traditional model was always focused on two pillars : innovation of the business model , and the operational side ,” concludes Giannakakis . “ Now we ’ ve added sustainability into the mix too . It ’ s a strong directive from the European Union but also from across the sector . Whatever is good for the environment is good for the business too .”
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