For American grocery stores and supermarkets, keeping shelves stocked and the produce section filled with just the right fruits and vegetables takes more than having a well-supplied warehouse. It takes data. Just ask C&S Wholesale Grocers. Founded in 1918, C&S has a storied history of inno- vation in the grocery supply industry, and today is an industry leader in business intelligence and automa- tion. To help its customers know exactly what prod- ucts to order, and when, C&S relies on sophisticated data analytics applications running in two east-coast data centers connected to 60 warehouses across its wide area network (WAN). C&S relied primarily on MPLS, with backup to direct internet access (DIA) links, and in some cases 4G LTE. However, these backup circuits stood mostly idl

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