CDW-G、惠普和阿鲁巴岛提供统一的网络with performance, scalability, and availability at the right price.

When Jeffrey Hoag, Systems Administrator of Hoosic Valley Central School District, New York, was asked to update the Board of Education on the state of the technology and network infrastructure, he jumped at the opportunity.

“Our Cisco network is more than a decade old, and—while I can’t predict the future—I knew that we needed a mobile-first infrastructure,” explains Hoag. “We have to support connectivity for over a 1000 students and staff, new eLearning tools, streaming media, and—eventually—BYOD.”

Refreshing an aging infrastructure

With over 400 computers spread across three district buildings, support for Castle Learning Online, the introduction of Google Chromebooks, and expansion on the horizon for online testing, putting the right network in place was critical to the school district. As soon as the Board of Education approved the upgrade, Hoag contacted CDW-G to ask them to design the network and submit comparative quotes based on equipment from two of the industry-leading vendors. The comparable builds each included stackable switches and full redundancy, integration with the Cisco telephony system, and support for a 10GB fiber-optic backbone with the ability to scale to 40GB and 100GB in the future.

With a restricted budget and dependence on government grants to complete the project, Hoag was also conscious of the need to keep costs to a minimum without compromising the school district’s requirements.

Aruba … “a no-brainer”

“当CDW表示他们可以为我们提供强大的HP网络解决方案，几乎竞争出价的成本几乎一半的成本，这是一个无意识的。我们跳了一下这个机会，“Hoag说，补充说，”我们没有失望。“

All of the previous legacy equipment was replaced by new Aruba 10GbE across the campus and 1GbE to the desktop. The Aruba 2920 and 3800 switches provided the scalability and performance needed to support the school’s media-rich, bandwidth-intensive applications.

High-performance unified networking

When CDW-G said that they could provide us with a robust HP Networking solution at almost half the cost of the competitive bid, it was a no-brainer. We jumped at the opportunity. We haven’t been disappointed.
Jeffrey Hoag,Systems Administrator, Hoosic Valley Central School District, New York

随着惠普收购Aruba网络，最初开始的是两个单独的网络项目很快合并为一个。通过在小学中安装的一些Aruba接入点（APS），无线网络已被扩展为包括Aruba的802.11ac Wi-Fi接入点的高中，具有最新的多千兆无线技术的融合园区网络。经济实惠和多功能的200系列802.11ac APS容易以零触摸配置部署，并在中密度Wi-Fi环境中最大化移动设备性能。

“结果肯定会达到我们的期望 - 如果没有超过它们，”HOAG说。“为了测试网络，我们开始在小学的笔记本电脑上媒体媒体，走到高中，没有任何中断。那有点酷。我们的网络现在更快，更易于连接，我们的用户比以往任何时候都更满意。“

定制的解决方案

One of the key differentiators was the ease with which the solution came together. “We sent the building plans to CDW-G and they came back with the two designs that we had asked for. We had to make a couple of tweaks, but nothing significant,” says Hoag.

“For the wireless network we did the same thing. Within a few days CDW-G came back with Aruba heat and channel maps that provided a guide for positioning the APs to maximize performance and coverage,” adds Hoag. “What really impressed me was that we weren’t forced into deploying a solution designed for a much larger school district. CDW-G, Aruba, and HPE listened to our needs. We got the solution that’s right for us.”

A seamless solution with significant cost savings

作为署长，Aruba Airwave也变得更加容易。“我可以管理从一个玻璃板上的一切，我们的防火墙和阿鲁巴AP之间的集成使得能够简化，主动管理，让我在出现之前解决问题，”Hoag说。“我们还节省了大量资金。我们已经能够巩固和简化我们的布线壁橱，我们的网络支持成本已经减半。此外，整个升级都完成了无任何停机时间。这正是我想要的。“

区域纳税人是真正的获奖者

Hoag summed it up: “I believe that the burden for district tax payers has been reduced by the decisions we’ve made. We’ve future-proofed our environment and can scale easily as demands increase. Unified networking from HP and Aruba provides our staff and students the access they need to make the most of the learning experience. Along with CDW-G, they’ve proved to be trusted advisors that I can depend on to meet the future needs of the school district.”