Brett Networks Delivers Clarke County, VA, Innovative Re-Designed Network
Brett Networks, LLC, a leading provider of next generation Unified IP Network Solutions and Multi-Media Instructional Solutions, i.e., "Smart Class Rooms," has completed a major network infrastructure upgrade for the Clarke County Public School System and the Clarke County Government. The re-designed network merges the County and Public Schools onto a modernized system that incorporates cost efficiencies and service enhancements.
"We were confronted with two piecemeal infrastructures featuring aging components that lacked the flexibility to support new technologies. In addition, more recent advancements failed to integrate effectively across multiple systems," explained Dr. Mike Murphy Superintendent of Clarke County Public Schools located in Berryville, Virginia. "Faced with today's budgetary realties, we needed to leverage and ensure that investments in the existing infrastructures were feasible, eliminated the complexities of operating two similar networks, and enhanced our combined system with modern features."
To implement the re-design and OSPF migration of the WAN converged core network and underlying infrastructure, the Brett Networks team had to address various issues including:
- Evaluate the current infrastructure environment to serve as the foundation for the project plan, making the best use of installed systems, existing fiber plant and converging of the multiple networks
- Determine design and integration improvement opportunities to current network operations
- Identify enhancements that enable expansion for VoIP, educational learning applications and administrative software applications
- Institute WAN network standardization and migration from proprietary protocols to open standard protocols that offer greater efficiencies
"Clarke County needed to deploy a single county wide network that featured state-of-the-art functionality standards based WAN protocols on the existing and new infrastructure," said Marcas Burton, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Brett Networks. "These are the kinds of challenges on which we thrive. We made a thorough assessment of current networks and determined what could be repurposed and what needed to be upgraded. Coupled with the advantages of open standards technologies, we were able to deliver Clarke County a converged network with reliable performance, expansion capabilities to accommodate growth, enhanced tools to ease administrative tasks and significant cost savings now with a strategy for ongoing cost controls."
Brett Networks offers collaborative, intelligent IP Network Services and Solutions designed to support the current and future needs of educational institutions, government entities, businesses and organizations. The company takes a holistic approach to network services and solutions. Adept at balancing the need for advanced communications applications in an environment with limited resources and budgetary challenges, Brett Networks designs solutions incorporating exceptional efficiencies that secure cost savings without sacrificing state-of-the-art technologies.
About Brett Networks, LLC
Brett Networks, LLC offers decades of experience delivering solutions in the areas of Unified IP Network Infrastructure, Multi-Media Instructional Solutions i.e. "Smart Class Rooms", Collaborative Networks and Convergence.
This unique combination of expertise has benefited Educational institutions, Fortune 1000 corporations, Non-Profit organizations and Government entities.
Brett Networks emphasizes cost savings strategies in planning, designing, evaluating, testing and implementing technology solutions. In partnership with IT enterprise leaders, Brett Networks pursues the most cost effective approach for increasing efficiencies either by optimizing existing networks or migrating to next generation technologies to meet current and future customer needs. To learn more about Brett Networks and its IT business solutions, go to www.brettnetworks.com.
SOURCE: Brett Networks