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Loyola University of Maryland lowers administrative overhead with unified observability
技术
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 连接平台
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 数据管理平台
适用行业
- 教育
适用功能
- 商业运营
用例
- 预测性维护
- 过程控制与优化
服务
- 云规划/设计/实施服务
- 数据科学服务
挑战
马里兰州洛约拉大学是一所位于马里兰州巴尔的摩的耶稣会天主教大学,拥有 5,500 名学生,分布在主校区和三个远程校区。技术服务部是整个洛约拉社区的集中技术提供商,支持应用程序、存储、安全、连接和所有设备。如此多的设备带来的挑战,加上正常运行时间和可见性的重要性,促使洛约拉在彻底重新部署大学网络后寻找可观察性平台。最初是一个简单的中心辐射拓扑,其中所有服务对称地覆盖网络元素本身,后来迁移到一组灵活的虚拟网络,这些虚拟网络彼此独立运行,以服务于不同的组成部分和功能。由于这一重大的网络变化,以及即将推出的 VoIP 和支持新的网络优先设施安全设备的需求,洛约拉很快意识到他们一直使用的本地监控工具的思维和功能是不够的。洛约拉需要尽量减少可观察性平台的管理开销和日常需求,以及在业务连续性和灾难恢复类型情况下的持久性。可见性对洛约拉来说至关重要。如果他们的部分或全部服务中断,他们不想在无法了解其环境的情况下浪费宝贵的时间来尝试恢复这些服务。在与可观察性平台的合作方面,洛约拉也着眼于未来。他们不仅需要轻松访问他们的数据,还需要访问他们的客户团队,以对其不断发展和增长的格局进行任何更改。总的来说,洛约拉需要一个能与他们共同成长的合作伙伴。
关于客户
马里兰洛约拉大学是一所位于马里兰州巴尔的摩的耶稣会天主教大学。该校共有 5,500 名学生,分布在主校区和三个偏远校区。技术服务部是整个洛约拉社区的集中技术提供商,支持应用程序、存储、安全、连接和所有设备。该大学对其网络进行了彻底的重新部署,从简单的中心辐射型拓扑结构迁移到灵活的虚拟网络集合,这些虚拟网络彼此独立运行,以服务于不同的组成部分和功能。这一重大的网络变化,加上即将推出的 VoIP 以及支持新的网络优先设施安全设备的需求,促使洛约拉寻找一个可最大限度减少管理开销并提供对其环境可见性的可观察性平台。
解决方案
Loyola 借助 LogicMonitor 基于 SaaS 的平台、开箱即用的互操作性、灵活的警报和通知传递找到了所需的解决方案。LogicMonitor 强大的集成功能使人们能够简单快速地发现、监控和查看 Loyola 的基础设施,包括 Juniper、Palo Alto 和 Aruba 设备。几分钟内,Dieter 和他的团队就可以轻松地在仪表板中看到报告、指标和数据点。Loyola 还利用了 LogicMonitor 与第三方通知传递机制的集成,当问题出现时,可以放心地向正确的人员发出警报并提供他们快速解决问题所需的信息。Loyola 在整个合作过程中一直与 LogicMonitor 的客户和专业服务团队合作。随着用例随时间变化和发展,他们能够快速添加符合其愿景的新特性和功能。
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