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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Montana Economic Revitalization &
Development Institute (MERDI)
• Nonprofit/Technology
• Butte, Montana
• 30 employees
• Butte, Montana
• 30 employees
Business Challenge
• Provide advanced IT services to local
government, nonprofit and business
organizations to promote economic growth
organizations to promote economic growth
• Help ensure security in multitenant
environment
• Simplify network and security operations
Network Solution
• Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security
Appliance with Next-Generation Firewall
Services
Services
• Cisco Nexus Switches
• Cisco ASR Aggregation Services Router
• Cisco ASR Aggregation Services Router
Business Results
• Enables MERDI customers to capture
more business by increasing competitive
capabilities
capabilities
• Provides holistic view of threat environment
for all customers
• Simplifies security management and
operations, and provides economic
sustainability for MERDI IT infrastructure
sustainability for MERDI IT infrastructure
Challenge
The Montana Economic Revitalization and Development Institute (MERDI) has a
broad mission: to foster economic development and education in Montana through
investments in advanced technology.
broad mission: to foster economic development and education in Montana through
investments in advanced technology.
“In today’s economy, business innovation and productivity are increasingly a function
of the degree to which information technology has been effectively institutionally
embedded within an organization,” says James Kambich, chief executive officer,
MERDI. “Accomplishing this within Montana’s local rural economies is no small task,
but MERDI is striving to create a holistic information technology ecostructure that
both enables and empowers organizations.”
of the degree to which information technology has been effectively institutionally
embedded within an organization,” says James Kambich, chief executive officer,
MERDI. “Accomplishing this within Montana’s local rural economies is no small task,
but MERDI is striving to create a holistic information technology ecostructure that
both enables and empowers organizations.”
“As companies move toward solutions like electronic health records, paperless
processes, and virtual infrastructure, these advances can create barriers for
Montana firms, which tend to be much smaller and have fewer IT resources,” says
Phillip J. Curtiss, PhD, chief technology officer for MERDI. “We make investments in
infrastructure to enable local businesses to compete more effectively and promote
economic growth.”
processes, and virtual infrastructure, these advances can create barriers for
Montana firms, which tend to be much smaller and have fewer IT resources,” says
Phillip J. Curtiss, PhD, chief technology officer for MERDI. “We make investments in
infrastructure to enable local businesses to compete more effectively and promote
economic growth.”
MERDI maintains an advanced data center, a fiber-optic metro network, and a
high-performance computing (HPC) cluster to make state-of-the-art technology
resources available to local organizations. These efforts have been an overwhelming
success. Since its founding in the 1970s, MERDI has supported businesses
producing thousands of local jobs. Today, MERDI’s data center houses 6 carriers,
serves 16 local businesses and the Butte School District, and offers the state’s only
HPC infrastructure.
high-performance computing (HPC) cluster to make state-of-the-art technology
resources available to local organizations. These efforts have been an overwhelming
success. Since its founding in the 1970s, MERDI has supported businesses
producing thousands of local jobs. Today, MERDI’s data center houses 6 carriers,
serves 16 local businesses and the Butte School District, and offers the state’s only
HPC infrastructure.
MERDI’s mission, however, presents unique technology challenges. While MERDI is
classified as a small business by most standards, its multitenant data center needs
are more akin to those of a service provider. “We have many tenants, both inside
our building and connected through our fiber optic network, who all have different
demands,” says Curtiss.
classified as a small business by most standards, its multitenant data center needs
are more akin to those of a service provider. “We have many tenants, both inside
our building and connected through our fiber optic network, who all have different
demands,” says Curtiss.
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