FEATURE: BYOD
typical visitors have up to four mobile
devices, adding to connection density.
Despite this, Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
has found the performance of its Wi-Fi
infrastructure to remain satisfactory.
Al Zahra Hospital project will involve
patients being provided with tablets at
their bedsides. Patients will have control
over entertainment, meal ordering,
communicating with their care team,
viewing their recent results, seeing the
goals that have been set for them, and
understanding what they need to do to
achieve them.
“We extend Wi-Fi access to our guests
and community-based doctors, as
well as patients and their families. The
Internet is now part of Dubai’s Smart
City initiative. It is everywhere from
airports to cafes to restaurants, and it is
also part of our information processes
as a smart hospital,” said Guevarra.
In addition to meeting the hospital’s
business, technology and end-user
requirements, Aruba’s solutions have
enabled the IT team to implement
different initiatives including hospital-
wide coverage, wireless IP phones, guest
internet, patient side access, email access,
BYOD support, and access into corporate
systems and resources. This has given
Guevarra and the IT team confidence
to look at the next set of possibilities
and the hospital is planning to further
enhance the patient experience.
Arjiel Guevarra, Network Manager
at Al Zahra Hospital and Clinic
Al Zahra Hospital has planned with
Aruba to make all its networks wireless
enabled and to deliver the mobile-first
experience. The next phase of the
Implementing a BYOD programme,
the Aruba way
Aruba’s solutions are designed for new digital experiences
including potential of mobility and IoT for business.
Identify and profile all devices
Mobile and IoT can improve workplace productivity and
be a catalyst for new services, when insights come from
data collected through secure connections and trusted
devices. Aruba ClearPass enables IT to automatically
identify endpoint types and attributes of IoT and
traditional smart devices across a multi-vendor, wired and
wireless access network.
Connect devices with wired and wireless
Device density demands, critical mobile applications, and
the move to smart buildings mean that today’s businesses
need a smarter wired and wireless infrastructure. A highly
mobile workforce, the surge in IoT devices, and increasing
use of Wi-Fi bandwidth means that the wired infrastructure
must be optimised for resiliency, security and scale.
“Engaging with the patients in this care
delivery model is something that we are
planning for, and this will not be possible
without Aruba’s pervasive coverage and
support. If you consider the future of
technology in healthcare, it will need
to be supported by high-speed wireless
networks, which will require a stable
and scalable backbone to cope with the
volume of traffic.”
The Aruba mobile-first implementation
has played a big role in the growth
of the hospital since 2013, for both
operational and clinical outcomes and
in healthcare delivery, whilst supporting
patient experience. n
see what is on your network and then enforces role-based
policies and workflows across multi-vendor, wired and
wireless infrastructures.
Manage the network – on-premises or cloud
Networks must deliver insights about network
performance, user behaviour and use of applications with
analytics to allow IT to predict issues before they occur.
Organisations want the ability to choose cloud networking
solutions that meet their budget and maintain levels of
network management, that they would have with an on-
premises solution.
Personalise experiences with location and context
Aruba’s Location Services solutions enable any organisation
to leverage Bluetooth Low-Energy technology to enable
indoor location and wayfinding, and proximity-aware
push notifications at public venues. Aruba Meridian
software combined with Aruba Beacons and any wireless
infrastructure turns smart devices into interactive
wayfinding and notification endpoints.
Protect the network with smart policies
Once you have device visibility, automatic policy
enforcement comes into play. Aruba ClearPass helps you
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Excerpted from Solution Overview, The Digital Workplace,
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