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A prominent global manufacturer, facing challenges with the efficiency of its widely distributed manufacturing facilities due to an outdated data centre, sought a data centre refresh. The seamless transition from its current data centre to a new VMware on the Nutanix platform was identified as a critical priority to enhance operational capabilities across its global network of plants.

Aspire implemented ESXi hypervisor clusters, VMware vCenter, and the Nutanix AOS Acropolis Operating System, incorporating hardware alerting and remote console access. Additionally, remote management was established at both primary and disaster recovery sites, comprehensive environment documentation was provided to facilitate deployment, replication was configured, and distributed storage and encryption were set up to ensure a robust and secure infrastructure.

A prominent organisation in the water treatment industry encountered issues with its Cisco Unified Communications (UC) solution, which caters to more than 100 end users. The current IP address setup posed efficiency, scalability, and network reliability challenges, necessitating a comprehensive overhaul. The project aimed to revamp essential UC components' outdated IP address configuration while minimising operational disruptions. The intricate environment comprised a UCS server, multiple Cisco UC virtual machines, an extensive phone network, and several Cisco Voice Gateways.

The solution involved addressing the challenges with the existing UC infrastructure, including Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), Cisco Unity Connection (CUC), and Cisco Emergency Responder (CER), which utilised cumbersome static IP addresses. These static addresses posed management and update difficulties, compounded by their placement in the same subnet as the data network, heightening security vulnerabilities and reducing network availability. The project demanded meticulous planning and coordination to seamlessly execute the IP address reconfiguration without causing service interruptions or downtime for UC users and critical applications. The reconfiguration encompassed updating the IP addresses of numerous UC devices, servers, gateways, and endpoints distributed across various sites and regions, ensuring a smooth transition to a more secure and efficient network setup.

Our task was to tackle the intricate access rights management requirements of a vast healthcare facility spanning almost 50 locations. Due to a lack of centralised control and visibility, daily hurdles such as access management, account provisioning, permission oversight, system monitoring, and compliance reporting plagued the organisation. The challenge was seamlessly integrating solutions to enhance inventory management, enforce regulatory compliance, and boost network performance, minimising downtime and disruptions throughout the expansive healthcare network.

We successfully addressed the complex access rights management challenges by deploying SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) and User Device Tracker (UDT) for the healthcare facility with nearly 50 locations. With ARM, our solution provided the client with centralised visibility into resource access, automated provisioning, detection of suspicious activities, and customised reporting for compliance and audit requirements. Simultaneously, UDT enhanced network device visibility and control, allowing real-time location, status, and usage monitoring. This comprehensive approach streamlined inventory management, ensured regulatory compliance, optimised network performance, and minimised downtime and disruptions, empowering the healthcare facility to operate efficiently and securely across its extensive network infrastructure.