Award-Winning Dairy Cooperative Goes
All-Wireless and Saves $100K in Wiring and Equipment Costs to
Accelerate Technological Transformation Across the Organization
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today
announced that Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA)
headquartered in Tillamook, Oregon, has deployed an all-wireless
network at its new Portland, Oregon office, the first step in
standardizing on the Aruba Mobile First Platform at all of its
operating locations. The new network is designed to boost employee
productivity at TCCA’s offices and production facilities and also
will help enhance consumer engagement at TCCA’s popular Visitors
Center at The Tillamook Creamery on the Oregon coast.
Tillamook is a farmer-owned cooperative that prides itself on
its commitment to making the best-tasting, highest quality dairy
products, including cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream and
butter. Founded in 1909, the award-winning company has expanded
into one of the most popular consumer dairy brands in the U.S.
As Tillamook grew, the company recognized the need to transform
its technology to improve efficiencies and productivity. The
opening of a new satellite Portland office, where Tillamook will
host vendors, customers, and culinary and community events, served
as the starting point for the entire organization’s digital
transformation, which will extend to all of its locations,
including its headquarters in Tillamook.
Cutting the Cord and Increasing Efficiency
After evaluating offerings from its existing networking vendors,
Cisco and Aerohive, Tillamook selected Aruba to help create a
mobile-first modern workplace.
“Aruba’s Mobile First Platform allows for a seamless,
all-wireless office experience with new mobile communications, such
as Skype for Business, for voice and video,” said Jim Trappe, IT
Infrastructure Manager for Tillamook. “Aruba was the only vendor
that could offer the ease of management and reliability we
required, while also streamlining network access with Aruba
ClearPass.”
Using the Aruba network for Skype, Tillamook has completely
changed how meetings are conducted. Previous confusion with dial-in
numbers, and launching presentations has been eliminated. Users can
now easily join meetings anywhere in the building from their
laptops and mobile devices with just one click.
Beyond the technological benefits, going all-wireless also
resulted in major cost savings for Tillamook including $70,000 in
wiring and $30,000 in other equipment costs just for its Portland
office. Cutting the cord to phones, desktops and ancillary Ethernet
ports was a significant shift in IT’s approach, but according to
Mr. Trappe, the cost savings reinforced Tillamook’s decision to
move to an all-wireless workplace.
Eliminating Network Downtime
With the help of Dasher Technologies, the Tillamook team
deployed Aruba’s 300 series 802.11ac Wave 2 access points, 3810
switches and 7210 mobility controllers in their new Portland
office. The network is managed with Aruba AirWave, powered by
ArubaOS 8 software, and secured with ClearPass.
One of the key features that Tillamook is leveraging from
ArubaOS 8 is its in-service update capability that minimizes
network downtime. AirWave is used to capture valuable network data
from ArubaOS 8 that allows Tillamook’s IT team to better understand
network usage, which they can utilize to gain greater visibility
into the network for future planning and to identify and quickly
resolve issues. Using ClearPass, Tillamook can provide a seamless
network experience to employees when they travel to different
offices, so they can securely access company resources and
applications to remain productive. Also, with ClearPass Guest,
visitors no longer have to go through a complex registration
process to securely connect to the guest network.
Extending Digital Transformation Across the
Organization
After the successful deployment of their all-wireless Portland
office, Tillamook will continue the company’s technological
transformation in their other locations. Tillamook’s brand new
38,500 square foot Visitors Center, set to re-open on the Oregon
coast in summer 2018, will also utilize Aruba’s mobile-first
solutions to enable mobility for over 25,000 visitors weekly. Due
to the facility size and influx of new guests visiting each day,
the IT team is evaluating Aruba’s location services solutions to
enable indoor turn-by-turn navigation throughout the site.
“Tillamook is in the midst of a significant technology
transformation,” said Mr. Trappe. “The introduction of an
all-wireless office is just the first step. Aruba’s Mobile First
Platform gives us a solid foundation for adding new capabilities
like location services, asset tracking and real-time data gathering
in the future, while cutting costs, increasing productivity and
improving our employees’ workplace today.”
About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is a leading
provider of next-generation networking solutions for enterprises of
all sizes worldwide. The company delivers IT solutions that empower
organizations to serve the latest generation of mobile-savvy users
who rely on cloud-based business apps for every aspect of their
work and personal lives.
To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For
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