Cisco Cisco Nexus 2224TP GE Fabric Extender Installation Guide
Customer Case Study
1 © 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information.
Herbalife leverages Cisco Unified Data
Center and network architecture for fast
communications and data sharing.
Challenge
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is a global nutrition company that sells weight-management,
nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife
products are sold in more than 85 countries to and through a network of independent
distributors. Herbalife is experiencing significant growth around the world: in the past 10
years alone, the company has grown over 270 percent, from 2003 net sales of US$1.1
billion to $4.1 billion in 2012, and the company expects its growth to continue.
nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife
products are sold in more than 85 countries to and through a network of independent
distributors. Herbalife is experiencing significant growth around the world: in the past 10
years alone, the company has grown over 270 percent, from 2003 net sales of US$1.1
billion to $4.1 billion in 2012, and the company expects its growth to continue.
While the rapid growth is a boon for the company, Herbalife Information Services was
challenged with keeping up with the demands placed on its data center and network.
Whether distributors order online, through the Herbalife mobile app, or by contacting a
call center, the IT infrastructure is a key component of the ordering process. The global
nature of the business also created a greater need for 24-hour network reliability to provide
vendors and employees with the tools to serve distributors worldwide.
challenged with keeping up with the demands placed on its data center and network.
Whether distributors order online, through the Herbalife mobile app, or by contacting a
call center, the IT infrastructure is a key component of the ordering process. The global
nature of the business also created a greater need for 24-hour network reliability to provide
vendors and employees with the tools to serve distributors worldwide.
“Our legacy network wasn’t initially built to handle our incredible growth,” says Jose
Salgado, IS Director for Herbalife. “We were struggling to resolve issues and update service
for all of our users. We needed a new solution with greater reliability and speed, but most
importantly we needed flexibility to keep up with future demands.”
Salgado, IS Director for Herbalife. “We were struggling to resolve issues and update service
for all of our users. We needed a new solution with greater reliability and speed, but most
importantly we needed flexibility to keep up with future demands.”
As Herbalife’s legacy switches reached end-of-life, the company decided to upgrade to
Cisco® Unified Data Center solutions across its data centers for the scalability needed
for future growth. Building upon the Cisco solution in the data center, Herbalife also
standardized its IP telephony to Cisco Unified Communications for improved management
Cisco® Unified Data Center solutions across its data centers for the scalability needed
for future growth. Building upon the Cisco solution in the data center, Herbalife also
standardized its IP telephony to Cisco Unified Communications for improved management
Nutrition Company Upgrades IT Infrastructure
for Flexibility
• Customer Name: Herbalife
International of America, Inc.
• Industry: Nutrition Retail
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Number of Employees: 7000
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Number of Employees: 7000
Challenge
• Establish flexible networking
infrastructure that efficiently scales
• Improve collaboration and
communication between employees
and customers globally
• Deliver reliable network and agile
services
Solution
• Cisco Unified Data Center solutions
for reliable performance
• Cisco Unified Communications for
greater manageability and enhanced
communications
Results
• Reduced deployment costs by 40
percent and WAN circuit costs by
as much as $1.5 million
• Managed double the requests and
services with same IT staff
• Streamlined data center
infrastructure to accelerate
deployment and gain efficiencies
Executive Summary