转变向完全集成的数字学习环境

创新教育owns and operates a number of prestigious schools in Dubai, including Dubai International Academy in Al Barsha and Emirates Hills, Collegiate International School, Raffles International School, Raffles World Academy, as well as 9 Raffles Early Learning Centres. As a leading educational establishment, the group recognises the importance of technology as a tool to empower students and teachers, thereby paving the way towards a more well-rounded, and truly world-class learning experience.

For this reason, the group was keen to expertly accommodate the demands of increasingly connected students and staff. “From a technology perspective, it is our mission to provide a secured network that enables our students to access various learning systems that enhance the learning experience. A strong network is a backbone of IT services and is an essential requirement in today’s world," explained Poonam Bhojani, CEO, Innoventures Education.

“从技术的角度来看，我们的使命是提供一个安全的网络，使我们的学生能够访问各种学习系统来增强学习体验。强大的网络是IT服务的骨干，并且是当今世界的必不可少的要求。

Building on a Strong Foundation

作为一位长期存在的Aruba客户，Innoventures教育小组的学校是阿联酋第一批实施端到端Aruba网络架构的教育机构，从而实现了由Hewlett Packard组成的基础设施的最先进的IT环境以及HP台式机，笔记本电脑和印刷设备。

Rapid digitalisation of the education sector prompted a need for the group to consider a network infrastructure refresh. Aruba continued to present a strong case for the group to build on its long-standing success and proven architecture.

“While we did our due diligence and evaluated other vendors which were also Gartner Magic Quadrant leaders, we were especially impressed by Aruba's diverse range of enhanced network access control (NAC) solutions and security orchestration with ClearPass, as well as its broad range of wireless access points and switches unified in a coherent design,” said Ms. Bhojani.

Elevated Experiences from Day One

实施Aruba的有线和无线网络解决方案使Innoventures教育学校能够在其每个学校校园中获得100％的覆盖范围，而无需任何盲点，这要归功于安装1000多个AP。这种性能和可靠性对于平稳运营至关重要，因此，超过10,000个设备连接到该集团五个校园的网络。

Poonam Bhojani说：“ Aruba使学生和老师能够安全地访问Microsoft Office 365，Microsoft团队以及其他流行的教学，学习和协作应用程序，而无需体验延迟，抖动或丢弃联系。”

安全支持BYOD

In a highly connected world, the diversity of digital devices and their personalised nature means that the Innoventures Education group’s staff and students would prefer to use their own devices for studying or as well as for leisure. Standard-issue laptops or tablets are not only costly, but also seem to be a thing of the past.

“All our campuses now support BYOD and thanks to Aruba’s zero trust architecture, all our mission-critical cloud applications – our student management system, library management system, e-assessments, and learning management system – are seamlessly and securely accessible to relevant stakeholders,” adds Ms. Bhojani.

Aruba Clearpass是以真正安全的方式为员工和学生提供支持的关键。The solution’s QuickConnect, Policy Manager, OnGuard, and Guest features ensure that personal and institution-owned devices alike can rapidly connect to the network, while checking that these meet pre-set configuration and security criteria, and that only relevant resources are accessible based on predefined roles.

持续数字化的平台

The new network infrastructure forms the backbone of the group’s ongoing digitalisation program, supporting a wide range of devices including desktops, laptops, projectors, interactive display panels, iPads, CCTV systems, signage TVs, and attendance and access control systems.

“我们的使命是利用与我们学校中学生拥有的整体经验共同努力的技术。Aruba的网络可确保这些解决方案有效，有效地运作，这转化为直观，真正的世界一流的体验。” Bhojani女士说。

Reduces management overheads

With operations spread across five school campuses, simplified, centralised management of the entire network – made possible by the implementation of Aruba’s 7200 series controllers – has been tremendously beneficial to Innoventures Education’s IT team. “Aruba facilitates automation of previously manual processes, which leads to the smooth running of our network. This also simplifies operations and reduces costs and risks,” explained Ms. Bhojani.

“Because of the considerable reduction in connectivity related support tickets, and the significantly improved time to resolution, we now require fewer resources for network management. We expect this to result in savings of 50% over a three-year period,” she added.

“阿鲁巴岛的有线和无线连接eliminated the physical boundaries of the campus and enabled our students and teachers to stay connected, both on campus and online. This has made it possible for us to deliver anywhere, anytime teaching and learning, thereby creating a fully integrated learning environment,” Ms. Bhojani concluded.

完全集成的学习环境

不仅仅是Aruba技术给创新教育留下了深刻的印象。“我们发现团队以客户为中心。他们的范式不仅是设备的实施，而且还可以应对客户的挑战并提供有效的解决方案。” Bhojani女士说。

“阿鲁巴岛的有线和无线连接eliminated the physical boundaries of the campus and enabled our students and teachers to stay connected, both on campus and online. This has made it possible for us to deliver anywhere, anytime teaching and learning, thereby creating a fully integrated learning environment,” she concluded.