County Government Modernizes Data Center Network with High-Availability Meraki Switch Deployment
A county government in Kansas engaged CONVX to design and implement a data center network upgrade featuring Cisco Meraki C9300X switches at both production and disaster recovery data centers.
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Client Overview
A county government in Kansas engaged CONVX to design and implement a data center network upgrade featuring Cisco Meraki C9300X switches at both production and disaster recovery data centers. The project delivers modern switching infrastructure with high-availability failover to ensure continuous network services for county operations.
Business Challenge
Aging Data Center Switching: The county's existing data center switches required replacement to support modern network demands and maintain reliability for government services.
High-Availability Requirements: County government operations depend on continuous network availability, requiring a data center switching design that eliminates single points of failure across production and DR sites.
Multi-Site Consistency: Both the production and disaster recovery data centers needed consistent switching architecture to ensure reliable failover during outages.
CONVX Solution Approach
CONVX delivered a complete data center switching upgrade across both county data center facilities.
Network Discovery and Design: We performed comprehensive network discovery of the existing switching environment, then designed a high-availability architecture leveraging Cisco Meraki C9300X switches with redundant failover.
Production Data Center Implementation: Meraki C9300X switches were deployed in the production data center with VLAN configuration and network security controls aligned with county government requirements.
DR Data Center Implementation: Matching switch infrastructure was implemented at the disaster recovery site, ensuring consistent network architecture and seamless failover capabilities.
Migration and Cutover: Traffic was migrated from legacy switches to the new Meraki infrastructure with planned cutover windows to minimize impact on county services.
Technology Implementation
- Cisco Meraki C9300X-127 switch deployment
- High-availability data center network design
- VLAN configuration and segmentation
- Network security controls implementation
- Production and DR data center switching
- Network migration and cutover support
Business Outcomes
Modern Switching Infrastructure: Cisco Meraki C9300X switches provide the county with modern, cloud-managed switching that simplifies ongoing network management.
High-Availability Network: Redundant switching across production and DR data centers ensures continuous network services for county government operations.
Simplified Management: Meraki cloud management enables the county's IT team to monitor and manage switching infrastructure across both data centers from a unified dashboard.
CONVX Expertise Demonstrated
This engagement demonstrates CONVX's capability in designing and implementing high-availability data center switching for government organizations. Our expertise in Cisco Meraki platforms and multi-site network architecture enables county governments to modernize critical infrastructure while maintaining the reliability essential for public services.