GEODIS: The digital nervous system of global supply
As one of the world’s top logistics providers, GEODIS operates a 24/7 network that serves as the digital nervous system for global trade. With 49,000 employees across 170 countries, the company manages everything from freight forwarding to the distribution of life-saving medical devices. In this environment, the network is not just a utility, it is the critical infrastructure that protects their customers' reputations. However, as the company scaled, their aging wide-area network struggled to keep pace with modern, data-intensive logistics requirements. Faced with the reality that even minor downtime could result in catastrophic financial and reputational loss, GEODIS recognized that operational excellence required a fundamental shift in infrastructure strategy.
The "One Cisco" evolution
To build a foundation of digital resilience, GEODIS partnered with Cisco to embrace a "One Cisco" vision. By leveraging Cisco Professional Services, the team successfully deployed Cisco SD-WAN, transitioning their global sites to a modern, agile fabric with zero impact on production. This shift replaced reactive maintenance with a self-healing, high-performance architecture. By applying this same blueprint to their remote access and LAN core infrastructure, GEODIS has ensured that their digital environment remains a secure, high-availability engine capable of supporting their complex, global operations.
Visibility and proactive intelligence
The transition from CX Cloud to Cisco IQ marked a turning point in how GEODIS manages its global footprint. Cisco IQ unlocked deep, real-time visibility into the asset landscape, allowing the team to move from manual, time-consuming data aggregation to precise, automated lifecycle management. Today, GEODIS proactively tracks hardware health, EOL status, and refresh cycles at scale. Through API-driven automation, the IT team can now identify and remediate vulnerabilities without broad-spectrum disruption, ensuring that limited resources are focused on high-value strategic initiatives rather than firefighting.
