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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Customer Name:
PDM Group of Institutions
Industry:
Education
Location:
Bahadurgarh, India
Faculty/Students:
1200 faculty; 15,000
students
Business Challenge
• Control access to network, applications,
and websites
• Help ensure adequate network bandwidth
for growing student population spread
across five campuses
across five campuses
• Simplify network and security operations
Security Solution
• Cisco Web Security Appliance
• Cisco ASA 5520 Adaptive Security Appliance
• Cisco ASA 5520 Adaptive Security Appliance
Business Results
• Enables students to access sites they need
for digital learning without degrading network
bandwidth
bandwidth
• Provides granular control of URL filtering and
applications
• Simplifies security management and
operations, while leaving room for future
growth
growth
Business Challenge
The PDM Group of Institutions (PDM), located in Bahadurgarh, near Delhi, India,
provides primary, secondary education as well as higher education and operates
14 different institutions that offer high-quality technical, business, engineering,
and medical education. The main, 95-acre campus is home to more than 15,000
students and 1200 faculty members. The institution’s mission is to contribute to
society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest level
of excellence – and that excellence is driven by technology.
provides primary, secondary education as well as higher education and operates
14 different institutions that offer high-quality technical, business, engineering,
and medical education. The main, 95-acre campus is home to more than 15,000
students and 1200 faculty members. The institution’s mission is to contribute to
society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest level
of excellence – and that excellence is driven by technology.
Chitresh Lather, CEO of the PDM Group of Institutions, has seen many changes in
the past 19 years that PDM has operated. A long-time Cisco customer, PDM built
its organization using Cisco® networking technology across its campuses. PDM
also provides its students with the opportunity to remain connected to the outside
world via its unified wireless communication network. With over 100 access points
providing uninterrupted wireless Internet connectivity, the campus is one of India’s
most advanced technical campuses.
the past 19 years that PDM has operated. A long-time Cisco customer, PDM built
its organization using Cisco® networking technology across its campuses. PDM
also provides its students with the opportunity to remain connected to the outside
world via its unified wireless communication network. With over 100 access points
providing uninterrupted wireless Internet connectivity, the campus is one of India’s
most advanced technical campuses.
“Our different institutions are covered by 10 gigabits of fiber-optic cable, which
connects Cisco switches, routers, LAN controllers, and firewalls. It’s a lot of
bandwidth – which is required for the digital learning that goes on today,” said
Lather. “Both teachers and students use iPads in the classroom for teaching.”
connects Cisco switches, routers, LAN controllers, and firewalls. It’s a lot of
bandwidth – which is required for the digital learning that goes on today,” said
Lather. “Both teachers and students use iPads in the classroom for teaching.”
In addition, PDM has a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy that allows faculty and
students to connect personal PCs, tablets, and smartphones to the network. This
policy means IT needed to be able to control access and web filtering so that the
PDM network could handle the additional traffic.
students to connect personal PCs, tablets, and smartphones to the network. This
policy means IT needed to be able to control access and web filtering so that the
PDM network could handle the additional traffic.
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