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Assuring Successful Data Center, Co‑Lo, and Application Migrations With NETSCOUT
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
Applicable Industries
- Security & Public Safety
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- Cybersecurity Services
The Challenge
The company was undergoing a transformation of its data center operations, migrating some of its business applications to a cloud-based Nutanix TierPoint co-located (Co-lo) facility. However, they were experiencing visibility limitations that made it difficult to determine whether the migrated applications were performing reliably. They also had visibility limitations into their Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and Oracle services, which made it challenging to assure the performance of applications used by guards and personnel to manage on-site operations at correctional and residential facilities. Additionally, the company had been given several months to comply with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) measurements, which required evidence of organizational conformity with safeguards relating to network monitoring for performance and availability, preventing cybersecurity breaches, and protecting client and employee healthcare and financial data.
About The Customer
The customer is a company that provides a portfolio of real estate, residential re-entry, and detention facility management solutions. They rely on the collective expertise of more than 15,000 employees assigned to 70+ customer-dedicated sites. For decades, this company has distinguished itself in the privatized government services marketplace by reliably delivering high-quality solutions for easing overcrowding and reducing instances of recidivism or relapse. The company operates an on-premises data center at its headquarters and was migrating their secondary data center operations and some business applications to a cloud-based Nutanix TierPoint co-located (Co-lo) facility.
The Solution
The company selected NETSCOUT as its partner to advance these collective projects. They used the nGeniusONE Service Assurance platform, NETSCOUT Certified InfiniStreamNG software appliances, nGenius Packet Flow Operating System software, and nGenius Visibility as a Service. The 'Visibility Without Borders' approach removed blind spots to improve real-time monitoring of Oracle, Cisco UCS, and other business-critical application services in both the private data center and third-party Co-lo environments. The nGenius Visibility as a Service (nVaaS) subject matter experts provided invaluable deployment, customization, and operations support resources. The solution also streamlined the evidentiary compliance process, using NETSCOUT smart data and nGeniusONE performance analytics that provided forensic data relevant to the NIST, PCI, or PII consideration at hand.
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