CASE STUDY
Innoventures Education owns and operates a number of prestigious schools in Dubai , including Dubai International Academy in Al Barsha and Emirates Hills , Collegiate International School , Raffles International School , Raffles World Academy , as well as nine Raffles Early Learning Centres . As a leading educational establishment , the group recognises the importance of technology as a tool to empower students and teachers , thereby paving the way towards a more well-rounded and truly world-class learning experience .
For this reason , the group was keen to expertly accommodate the demands of increasingly connected students and staff . “ From a technology perspective , it is our mission to provide a secured network that enables our students to access various learning systems that enhance the learning experience . A strong network is a backbone of IT services and is an essential requirement in today ’ s world ,” said Poonam Bhojani , CEO , Innoventures Education .
Building on a strong foundation
As a long-standing Aruba customer , schools of the Innoventures Education group were the first educational institutes in the UAE to implement an endto-end Aruba network architecture , enabling a stateof-the-art IT environment comprising infrastructure from Hewlett Packard and HP desktops , laptops and printing equipment .
Rapid digitalisation of the education sector prompted a need for the group to consider a network infrastructure refresh . Aruba continued to present a strong case for the group to build on its long-standing success and proven architecture .
“ While we did our due diligence and evaluated other vendors which were also Gartner Magic Quadrant leaders , we were especially impressed by Aruba ’ s diverse range of enhanced network access control
RAPID DIGITALISATION OF THE EDUCATION
SECTOR PROMPTED A NEED FOR THE GROUP TO
CONSIDER A NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE REFRESH .
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