{"id":1361,"date":"2023-11-08T17:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rootgroup.com\/?page_id=1361"},"modified":"2023-11-08T17:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:06:36","slug":"university-it-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rootgroup.com\/case-studies\/university-it-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"University IT Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1361\" class=\"elementor elementor-1361\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d7eb7a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"2d7eb7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-134706d\" data-id=\"134706d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b44db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"8b44db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"315\" class=\"elementor elementor-315\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8442931 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"8442931\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5fa0d9\" data-id=\"c5fa0d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53056c91 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"53056c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0822758 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"0822758\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a3a315\" data-id=\"4a3a315\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca24f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fca24f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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We provided training and resources for the IT staff to gain more knowledge of their network.<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9fda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a9fda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Problem<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e51d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e51d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed 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We assisted with the implementation of infrastructure hardware including HP Aruba switches, Cisco routers\/ switches, FortiGate firewalls, and transceivers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of this project included coordination with a third party for laying cable and moving the circuits.\u00a0 Extensive project management included tight integration with facilities employees for power requirements.\u00a0 We had security personnel on watch as fire alarms briefly had no network activity.\u00a0 This project required a lot of planning, coordination, and a rush to re-plug dozens of optical fibers and copper pairs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Root Group also completed an audit of six firewalls by reviewing policies, vulnerabilities, and oversights, and planned and executed this project in a way that made it a training and documentation opportunity for newer IT staff, who now have a more thorough knowledge of the network.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The core of the network is running on newer hardware that will remain serviceable for years to come, the campus construction project can proceed, and several future-proofing design goals have been achieved as well.\u00a0 These include separating the functionality of the server room\/data center networking from the core of the network (making the data center modular and opening up the possibility of moving it to another location or to a colocation, without further disrupting the rest of the campus LAN), as well as setting the stage for future implementation of border gateway protocol (BGP) across redundant internet service providers.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Industry: Secondary Education Primary 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