West Valley-Mission Community College District is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and has two separate campuses, and it was not surprising when its aging wireless network could no longer support a great influx of BYOD for its 40,000 students.
The existing controller-based solution was not able to meet the demands of students and faculty, and the IT team turned to analysts at Gartner Group for some direction. After evaluating Meraki and Aruba, Aerohive won out for its comprehensive approach and controller-less solution.
Now students and faculty at the large-campus environment tap into reliable and secure Wi-Fi, and take advantage of a greater number of online services.
To learn more about the deployment, read the full case study here.