Public Center for Social Welfare's Network Upgrade Reconnects Citizens
Published: November 1, 2023
Belgium’s Public Center for Social Welfare is a public institution comprised of hundreds of social welfare and residential care centers across the country. One of these centers is Ten Hove, located in Mol, a small municipality known as a popular holiday destination in the province of Antwerp. Ten Hove specializes in elderly care and serves the local community of senior citizens as a retirement home and resource and activity center. The center recently celebrated its ten-year anniversary in May 2023.
Challenges
- Support new technologies and meet evolving user expectations with a reliable and secure network
- Update existing network infrastructure and equipment with a cost-effective solution
- Introduce greater management capabilities for municipality’s IT department
"Everything went as planned and agreed, which I find very important. Up until today, we have not encountered any problems."
Extreme Solutions
- ExtremeSwitching™
Results
Out of the Box Solution
- New Network as a Service (NaaS) solution will operate Extreme switches via fixed monthly cost, with managed services expertise provided by Cipal Schaubroeck
Streamlined IT Management
- IT department spends less time managing network and more time on driving critical projects
- Support and maintenance in the form of convenient and predictable monthly subscription
Cost and Resource Savings
- No need to replace existing network equipment
- Saved time and money deploying integrate-able solution means IT budget does not take huge blow from network refresh