Case Studies Premier Academic Medical Center Required Enterprise Level Server Load Balancing (SLB) Solution

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	Premier Academic Medical Center Required Enterprise Level Server Load Balancing (SLB) Solution

Premier Academic Medical Center Required Enterprise Level Server Load Balancing (SLB) Solution

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Industries	Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Facility Management
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	With two data centers and two clusters of existing load balancing equipment coming to their end of life (EOL), the hospital required a proven solution to replace its existing Server Load Balancing (SLB) equipment and support the current corporate design to migrate away from GroupWise and implement Microsoft Exchange across its network. To maintain its current infrastructure and expand to MS Lync for video conferencing and voice services, as well as meet additional needs for virtualization and multi-tenancy in the future, an enterprise-level SLB solution was needed. After looking at a number of vendors, the hospital decided to test A10 Networks® Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs). Read More
About Customer	The University of Kansas Hospital is the region’s premier academic medical center, dedicated to providing excellent service and compassionate, high-quality medical care. With approximately 5500 employees in 50 locations throughout Kansas, the hospital continues to bring a level of expertise to patient care that comes from leadership in medical research and education. The University of Kansas Hospital has ranked on U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals list for the past seven years with nine of its specialties, ranking among the nation’s top 50. They are home to the largest Physician practice in Kansas, representing more than 200 specialties. Read More
Solution	The University of Kansas Hospital selected A10 ADCs to support its large-scale Microsoft Exchange deployment and to replace its EOL ADCs. In addition to performance tests providing stellar results, the hospital experienced absolutely no failures, no loss of connections, no end-user complaints and no performance problems after the implementation. A10 ADCs presented The University of Kansas Hospital the following significant differentiators: Superior Performance and Carrier Class Hardware: The A10 ADC is a 1 Rack Unit (RU) mid-range ADC that delivers impressive performance with 19.5 Gbps throughput and 1.1 million connections per second, and includes flexible traffic ASICs (FTAs) to deliver high performance security features such as DDoS mitigation. Moreover, A10 ADCs’ server-grade processor, reliable Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory and solid-state drive (SSD) delivers data center robustness that KU Hospital required. Flexible and Scalable Architecture: All A10 ADCs run on A10 Networks Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS®), a 64-bit, shared memory architecture OS that provides maximum efficiency and scalability to enable multiple features simultaneously without performance degradation. All A10 ADCs include a wide range of virtualization technologies for flexible deployment, such as the ACOS Virtual Chassis System (aVCS®) for multiple device scaling, multitenancy with Application Delivery Partitions (ADPs) and software appliances running atop hypervisors for rapid deployment. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software

Applicable Industries

Healthcare & Hospitals

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Facility Management

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

With two data centers and two clusters of existing load balancing equipment coming to their end of life (EOL), the hospital required a proven solution to replace its existing Server Load Balancing (SLB) equipment and support the current corporate design to migrate away from GroupWise and implement Microsoft Exchange across its network. To maintain its current infrastructure and expand to MS Lync for video conferencing and voice services, as well as meet additional needs for virtualization and multi-tenancy in the future, an enterprise-level SLB solution was needed. After looking at a number of vendors, the hospital decided to test A10 Networks® Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs).

About Customer

The University of Kansas Hospital is the region’s premier academic medical center, dedicated to providing excellent service and compassionate, high-quality medical care. With approximately 5500 employees in 50 locations throughout Kansas, the hospital continues to bring a level of expertise to patient care that comes from leadership in medical research and education. The University of Kansas Hospital has ranked on U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals list for the past seven years with nine of its specialties, ranking among the nation’s top 50. They are home to the largest Physician practice in Kansas, representing more than 200 specialties.

Solution

The University of Kansas Hospital selected A10 ADCs to support its large-scale Microsoft Exchange deployment and to replace its EOL ADCs. In addition to performance tests providing stellar results, the hospital experienced absolutely no failures, no loss of connections, no end-user complaints and no performance problems after the implementation. A10 ADCs presented The University of Kansas Hospital the following significant differentiators: Superior Performance and Carrier Class Hardware: The A10 ADC is a 1 Rack Unit (RU) mid-range ADC that delivers impressive performance with 19.5 Gbps throughput and 1.1 million connections per second, and includes flexible traffic ASICs (FTAs) to deliver high performance security features such as DDoS mitigation. Moreover, A10 ADCs’ server-grade processor, reliable Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory and solid-state drive (SSD) delivers data center robustness that KU Hospital required. Flexible and Scalable Architecture: All A10 ADCs run on A10 Networks Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS®), a 64-bit, shared memory architecture OS that provides maximum efficiency and scalability to enable multiple features simultaneously without performance degradation. All A10 ADCs include a wide range of virtualization technologies for flexible deployment, such as the ACOS Virtual Chassis System (aVCS®) for multiple device scaling, multitenancy with Application Delivery Partitions (ADPs) and software appliances running atop hypervisors for rapid deployment.

Impact #1	The University of Kansas Hospital experienced absolutely no failures, no loss of connections, no end-user complaints, and no performance problems after the implementation.
Impact #2	A10 ADCs provided a cost-effective solution and increased product portfolio with differentiated options enabling a scalable and reliable network environment.
Impact #3	A10 ADCs’ server-grade processor, reliable Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory, and solid-state drive (SSD) delivered the data center robustness required by KU Hospital.

Impact #1

The University of Kansas Hospital experienced absolutely no failures, no loss of connections, no end-user complaints, and no performance problems after the implementation.

Impact #2

A10 ADCs provided a cost-effective solution and increased product portfolio with differentiated options enabling a scalable and reliable network environment.

Impact #3

A10 ADCs’ server-grade processor, reliable Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory, and solid-state drive (SSD) delivered the data center robustness required by KU Hospital.

Benefit #1	The A10 ADC delivers 19.5 Gbps throughput and 1.1 million connections per second.
Benefit #2	The cost for 80 Gb of throughput was less than that of 24 Gb from another vendor.
Benefit #3	A10 ADCs include four 10 Gbps ports to accommodate large throughput environments.

Benefit #1

The A10 ADC delivers 19.5 Gbps throughput and 1.1 million connections per second.

Benefit #2

The cost for 80 Gb of throughput was less than that of 24 Gb from another vendor.

Benefit #3

A10 ADCs include four 10 Gbps ports to accommodate large throughput environments.

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Premier Academic Medical Center Required Enterprise Level Server Load Balancing (SLB) Solution

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