Case Studies
Higher Education Institution in Need of Architecture Redesign to Support Network Growth
Overview
Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software | |
Education | |
Business Operation Facility Management | |
Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration | |
Operational Impact
Flexible Virtualization: St. Petersburg College utilizes A10 ADCs’ multi-tenancy feature to consolidate its numerous application environments onto the A10 ADC appliances. Through virtualized ADPs, A10 ADCs can deliver more than a hundred instances, consolidating servers to virtual platforms, for overall efficiency and flexibility; this provides the industry’s highest performance multi-tenancy solution. Beyond A10 ADCs’ ADP technology, A10 ADCs’ virtualization options include the Virtual Chassis System (aVCS®) for scalability. | |
Superior High Availability (HA): With an increase in enrollment, St. Petersburg College’s utmost priority for its new deployment was to focus on optimizing the end-user experience for its diverse user population of students and faculty members. Absolutely no downtime was tolerable; to meet this stringent requirement, stateful HA is used to provide sub-second failover and session synchronization between A10 ADC appliances. This ensures continuous connectivity for an enhanced and reliable end-user experience online. Furthermore, when network maintenance is performed, there is no impact to the end-user; the process is always transparent and hitless. | |
Enhanced Performance: A10 ADCs’ scalable symmetrical multiprocessing (SSMP) architecture allows traffic to utilize multiple CPUs without latency or blocking; applications run exponentially faster, especially during peak usage times. A10 ADCs’ Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS®) defines a new generation of ADCs with greater performance, and the greatest performance per Watt (PPW), making A10 ADCs the most flexible, scalable, and energy-efficient solution on the market today. | |
Quantitative Benefit
Over 63,000 students a year achieve their educational goals through St. Petersburg College. | |
St. Petersburg College’s network hosts approximately 3,000 staff and faculty members. | |
32,000 students enrolled in online classes each semester alone. | |