Developing some of Britain’s best-loved medicines requires a huge team effort. To ensure collaboration is at the heart of GR Lane, the pharmaceuticals manufacturer has worked with DTP over the years to ensure its network is ready to empower and connect teams.
Industry
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
Objective
Refresh the networking environment to support new Wave 2 wireless standards
IT Matters
The integration of new solutions with existing ones, ease of deployment and the simplification of management
Approach
Research into the various solutions networking vendors could provide to meet requirements
Business Matters
Avoid the risk of increased costs, an overall improvement in network reliability and faster Wi-Fi speeds for end-users.
Having worked with GR Lane since 2012, DTP already had a good relationship with the healthcare brand, and when approaching this task the primary goal was to research the various solutions networking vendors to see which would meet requirements.
After discussing his needs with DTP, IT Manager Jamie Hamblin learned about Aruba, a network platform that could operate alongside the existing infrastructure using the Aruba “Instant” mode, while offering a range of powerful Wave 2 access points. And as the Aruba platform would come from HPE and include support from DTP, Jamie knew it would be reliable and backed up with full technical assistance.
After just a week of testing, the Aruba platform was ready to go live. Since then, both Jamie’s team and other users at GR Lane have noticed significant improvements over the legacy wireless network.
The Aruba network platform has also enabled GR Lane to do entirely new things that would have been impossible on its previous MSM system.
While GR Lane went to DTP for advice on current wireless network updates, they were also able to better understand how to futureproof their entire networking infrastructure.
DTP recommended security, network and guest management tools, such as Aruba ClearPass, as next steps for GR Lane. After rolling out Aruba and ClearPass, there are plenty of other investments GR Lane is now considering.
To learn more about DTP’s solutions or our wider partnership with GR Lane, get in touch with one of our experts today.
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