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BCS Group Deploys Aerohive's Branch on Demand Solution to Bring Distributed Global Workforce Onto One Virtual Network
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & AUCKLAND, New Zealand --(Business Wire)--
Aerohive
Networks™, the
pioneer in cloud-enabled enterprise networking infrastructure, today
announced that BCS (Baggage Control Services) Group, a baggage handling
and logistics specialist, and renowned supplier of end to end solutions
for the aviation industry, has deployed Aerohive (News - Alert) to create a secure,
stable collaborative network environment for its distributed offices and
project teams across the globe.
The Aerohive solution was selected for its ease of management, rich
functionality and ability to provide an integrated wired and wireless
network that will cost-effectively scale alongside business growth.
News Facts
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BCS Group is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, and has 340 staff
around the world. In addition to its three main datacentre offices in
APAC, personnel operate from 30 remote offices spread across three
continents. Its offices accommodate all functions, from software
development, mechanical and design engineers, to administration,
sales, and 24-hour maintenance and operation shift workers.
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Having previously implemented wireless solutions ad hoc, as the
business grew, the company realised its piecemeal approach to
networking was neither economically viable nor providing the technical
capability to support its business operations moving forward.
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With 24/7 operations, and the increasing capacity demand of
business-critical applications, such as 3D visualisation software, BCS
was pushing its wireless infrastructure to the limit. After
experiencing a major outage with its payroll system, it was time to
look for an alternative, standardised wireless infrastructure.
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BCS sought a technology partner that could provide not just wireless,
but remote office connectivity. Other pre-requisites included
cost-effective and easy scalability for global needs, the ability to
isolate guests and, crucially, the solution needed to be zero touch
for IT.
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The IT team chose Aerohive following an evaluation alongside Aruba.
The company was impressed by Aerohive's len solution and its ability
to scale at cost. The BR100 solution was particularly compelling;
removing location from the equation by providing headquarters-like
secure wired and wireless networking at any BCS office, however small
or remote.
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BCS has implemented a combination of BR100's and Aerohive AP's, as
well as Aerohive's Cloud VPN Gateway (News - Alert) (CVG) and Hive Manager Virtual
appliance for zero touch deployment and centralised management and
administration. The whole solution took just over a day to implement
for the global rollout. Aerohive's ease of use, and simple
configuration meant that within two days staff were fully familiar
with the products.
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With Aerohive in place, all BCS locations now act as one big virtual
office. Regardless of location, employees are working and
collaborating from one stable and secure network in real-time.
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The cost-effective scalability of the Aerohive solution remains
critical as the organisation continues to grow. Aerohive has
eliminated the previous complexity in setting up a new office. The IT
team no longer face a lengthy financial sign off process; where it
would cost thousands of dollars to establish an office from an IT
perspective, now it is only hundreds using an Aerohive AP or Branch
Router.
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Aerohive has significantly reduced management overhead for BCS. The
simple cloud-based network solution has not only brought the IT team
zero touch deployment for its dispersed working environment, but along
with Hive Manager, has completely eliminated travelling requirements
for diagnostics and support; now all controlled, configured and
managed centrally.
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For operational staff working in plants that previously only used
Ethernet, benefits have been immediate. They can walk around the plant
with the technology, rather than sitting in the control room. It gives
employees the mobility and real-time information they need to be
productive.
Comments
"We couldn't be happier with the solution and how well it works," says
Brett Hobbs, BCS Systems Architect Infrastructure Manager. "It is the
best business changing decision we've made this financial year for our
company.
"Before it was a big challenge when we'd set up a project team utilising
people skills from all over the world, but since the Aerohive network
has been in place, it has pulled everything together. It is now easy to
centralise all our information, and provide packages that everyone can
use with an underlying network that is both stable and available.
"One of the best features is that it's a really hands off product. The
rules are set up and then the device just automatically configures. I
can now deploy other branch offices without having to be present; I just
have to tell someone to plug it in. So it has saved on travelling time
and cost. I have the peace of mind that when we deploy into another
country I don't have to be there, as the solution and technology has
proved itself."
About Aerohive Networks (News - Alert)
Aerohive Networks reduces the cost and complexity of today's networks
with cloud-enabled, distributed Wi-Fi and routing solutions for
enterprises and medium sized companies including branch offices and
teleworkers. Aerohive's cooperative control Wi-Fi architecture, public
or private cloud-enabled network management, routing and VPN solutions
eliminate costly controllers and single points of failure. This gives
its customers mission critical reliability with granular security and
policy enforcement and the ability to start small and expand without
limitations. Aerohive was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, Calif. The company's investors
include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners,
Northern Light Venture Capital and New Enterprise Associates, Inc.
(NEA). For more information, please visit www.aerohive.com,
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