HP ProCurve Wireless Access Point 420 J8131A Leaflet
Product codes
J8131A
Region Zealand is one of the five administrative
authorities in Denmark. Overseen by a council of 41
elected politicians, its main responsibility is to deliver
healthcare services to more than 800,000 residents.
Healthcare provision is spread across the region’s
22 cities with 12 general hospitals and a variety of
healthcare facilities.
Situated in the east of Denmark, Region Zealand
was created by Government decree when the former
counties of Vestsjællands, Roskilde and Storstrøms
were combined into one health authority that could
deliver more unified, centralised health services.
“Previously the three counties did their own thing in
IT terms and we faced the challenge of centralising a
lot of disparate systems so that the IT infrastructures
could talk together,” says Kenneth Mogensen, leader
of infrastructure operations at Region Zealand. “This
meant consolidating our three data centres into one.
Each of these data centres had their own network,
based on HP ProCurve, Cisco and 3Com technology
and were totally independent. However, when
they were consolidated there was a need for their
networks to be integrated.”
authorities in Denmark. Overseen by a council of 41
elected politicians, its main responsibility is to deliver
healthcare services to more than 800,000 residents.
Healthcare provision is spread across the region’s
22 cities with 12 general hospitals and a variety of
healthcare facilities.
Situated in the east of Denmark, Region Zealand
was created by Government decree when the former
counties of Vestsjællands, Roskilde and Storstrøms
were combined into one health authority that could
deliver more unified, centralised health services.
“Previously the three counties did their own thing in
IT terms and we faced the challenge of centralising a
lot of disparate systems so that the IT infrastructures
could talk together,” says Kenneth Mogensen, leader
of infrastructure operations at Region Zealand. “This
meant consolidating our three data centres into one.
Each of these data centres had their own network,
based on HP ProCurve, Cisco and 3Com technology
and were totally independent. However, when
they were consolidated there was a need for their
networks to be integrated.”
“In our data centre environment we were concerned about CO
2
emissions
and overheating. HP ProCurve 6600 data centre switches’ reversible
back-to-front and front-to-back airflow supports our hot aisle/cold aisle
design. All we had to do was just plug them into the new infrastructure.
The competitive pricing of HP ProCurve equipment and its Lifetime Warranty
were also important deciding factors for us.” Kenneth Mogensen, leader of
infrastructure operations, Region Zealand
HP customer case
study:
Danish health
authority
implements reliable,
high-performance
networking from
HP ProCurve into its
consolidated data
centre environment
Industry:
Industry:
Public sector,
Healthcare
Region Zealand health authority optimises its
data centre environment with HP ProCurve
Objective:
When three Danish counties were combined into
the newly formed Region Zealand administrative
authority, one of the main challenges was to create
a unified central healthcare service. Reliable,
high-performance networking was vital to connect
the many hospitals and healthcare facilities to a new
regional data centre.
the newly formed Region Zealand administrative
authority, one of the main challenges was to create
a unified central healthcare service. Reliable,
high-performance networking was vital to connect
the many hospitals and healthcare facilities to a new
regional data centre.
Approach:
To centralise its IT infrastructure, Region Zealand
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consolidated three existing data centres in the
towns of Vestsjællands, Roskilde and Storstrøms
into one new data centre at Ringsted Hospital.
Implemented HP ProCurve ‘open standards’
towns of Vestsjællands, Roskilde and Storstrøms
into one new data centre at Ringsted Hospital.
Implemented HP ProCurve ‘open standards’
•
switches including the HP ProCurve 6600
data centre switches into its mixed networking
environment.
Enhanced mobility services offered to staff by
data centre switches into its mixed networking
environment.
Enhanced mobility services offered to staff by
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implementing HP ProCurve wireless connectivity.
IT improvements:
Open standards-based technology enables
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interoperability and provides flexibility.
Redundant hot-swappable fans and power supplies
Redundant hot-swappable fans and power supplies
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allow hardware to be maintained and upgraded
without service disruption.
Front-to-back cooling supports contemporary data
without service disruption.
Front-to-back cooling supports contemporary data
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centre design.
Business outcomes:
Cost-effective and competitive pricing with HP
•
ProCurve’s Lifetime Warranty
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HP ProCurve wireless technology keeps doctors
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mobile and in touch, improving patient service.
Ease of implementation and centralised network
Ease of implementation and centralised network
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management software ensures reduced costs.