The Suburban Library Cooperative is like many governmental agencies that have consolidated services and IT support in order to save costs and leverage staff. The Cooperative consists of a group of 24 libraries across three counties in the state of Michigan. The libraries had been using off the shelf access points, but the IT staff of two knew this was not sustainable and something needed to change to accommodate its growing infrastructure.
The lean IT team turned to Aerohive to provide Wi-Fi initially to 22 libraries in just a matter of days. One huge advantage with the Aerohive solution is the ability to manage the network with HiveManager Online. The state of Michigan awards state aid to libraries that complete an annual report which includes statistics of wireless users, a report easily generated now with the Aerohive solution.
To learn more about the deployment, read the full case study here.
