Extreme Networks keeps Dutch medical devices connected
Cordaan, one of the largest healthcare providers in the Netherlands, has deployed Extreme Networks' clinical-grade, cloud-driven networking solutions to optimise operating efficiency, bolster security, and meet increased connectivity demands from people and connected medical devices.
With this technology in place, Cordaan can easily scale its network to support bandwidth-intensive applications and keep personal and medical IoT devices running safely and securely across 120 locations.
Cordaan provides healthcare to approximately 20,000 citizens in Amsterdam, Diemen, Huizen and Nieuw-Vennep. The company’s 6,000 employees and 2,500 volunteers offer a range of healthcare services in homes and managed healthcare facilities.
Key Benefits:
- Scalable connectivity: Purpose-built for today’s distributed enterprise, ExtremeWireless Wi-Fi 6 cloud-managed access points and ExtremeSwitching technology, including the ExtremeSwitching 5520 universal platform, are deployed throughout Cordaan’s network, ensuring secure, scalable connectivity for staff, patients, and visitors wherever they are located. Vulnerability and attack risks are eliminated as Extreme access points offer dedicated, dual-band sensor scans for rogue devices. As the hospital footprint expands and more users, applications, and IoT medical devices are added to the network, Cordaan will be well prepared to meet future needs.
- Seamless and secure cloud network management: The ExtremeCloud IQ network management platform provides Cordaan with end-to-end visibility and unlimited access to data, enabling its IT team to monitor and manage devices and services across its distributed network without the need to travel across the country to individual sites. The healthcare provider can also harness the power of network segmentation to quickly spin-up secure Wi-Fi access for patients and staff as needed, separating critical applications and medical devices to protect them in the event of potential cyberattacks and breaches. Further, Cordaan now has the ability to leverage open-standard APIs on its network to guide desired business intelligence or workflow decisions.
- Simplified network maintenance and optimized costs: With Extreme Fabric Connect, upgrading and adding new devices and services to Cordaan’s distributed network is now automated. This reduces reliance on IT specialists to run, maintain, and troubleshoot the network. Further, Cordaan’s IT team has the flexibility to choose and change the appropriate OS for its 5520 universal platforms based on business needs, and can activate changes via automated, zero-touch deployment using ExtremeCloud IQ. The improved level of operating efficiency enables Cordaan’s IT staff to spend more time on new initiatives to improve the patient experience.